Hornsea Pottery (E Yorks & Lancaster)

I don't know the pattern name for your set - they're not shown in any of my books or archives however they're definitely from the 1971 Geometric Cruet range decorated with various different designs - most by John Clappison and a couple by Alan Luckham.

Hope that helps.

Yet more 1950s Hornsea Slipware.... two little bon-bon dishes.

John Clappison "White bud" jardiniere from the home décor  range -early late 50s /early 60s





Another 50p find -"Cordon" cruet from mid 60s. There is no base stamp identification so identification was difficult. However, The rubber bungs were typical Hornsea ones  NOW KNOWN TO BE ONION DESIGN



"Gaiety" Plantpot mid 60s

I got the information from www.hornsea-pottery.co.uk via email. I can't quite remember the exact details of the email but i do know the one on my site is Cordon.

Marion Campbell Cat


A bowl from the Fresco range


Hornsea Cordon cruet set


Spotty bowl, i'm not sure if it has a proper name?


A 'Concept' part teaset

gold aphrodite vase

swan lake teapot and a lidded pot

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Thyme, Sage & Curry



I love the 'Curry' such a simple 70's introduction to Curry, as in Vesta

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In an interview with Clappison,I was interested to read that in 1966 he was given free time to make what he liked,this was the time when he produced his best piece simply called 'the girl'

Elegance by Clappison

In 1955 John Clappison introduced the distinctive Elegance range,decorated with a vertical stripe using a labour intensive method of applying masking tape strips before each item was aerographed with colour.

it would be fascinating to hear from Jonathan Clappison!! John Clappison was a hugely influential designer and played his part in bringing about the wonderful 60's style revolution

dantheman wrote:it would be fascinating to hear from Jonathan Clappison!! John Clappison was a hugely influential designer and played his part in bringing about the wonderful 60's style revolution

Joined the site this afternoon, if you have any questions please feel free to ask.
Dad is still making muramics at home on a casual basis as he is getting on a bit now! Hopefully, he'll be
able to teach me the tricks of the trade and pass on some of his skills, time permitting!

Regards


Jonathan

great to have you hear Jonathan,I will no doubt have loads of questions

Q1,
Do you have pics of dad's latest work?

Hi johnathon , maybe a daft question , but was John's piece's marked or signed as such as opposed to other hornsea designers , Ed

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and did he make any pieces similar to this one? It is possibly my favorite ceramic design of all time

big ed wrote:Hi johnathon , maybe a daft question , but was John's piece's marked or signed as such as opposed to other hornsea designers , Ed

Hello Ed,

Throughout the time John was at the Pottery, he was'nt allowed to sign pieces. All the work produced had to say "designs by the Hornsea Design Team". All my father's work since leaving the Pottery is signed by him and sometimes dated. These designs have been available through the Hornsea Pottery Collectors society who hold meetings throughout the year, you just need to become a member. John usually attends these and often gives talks.

Thank you

Jonathan

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All,

Most of his later work is documented in 'Gone to Pot' by Pauline Coyle which can be found online at WH Smiths

ISBN-10: 0955545501
ISBN-13: 978-0955545504


Thanks
Jonathan



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clappy1 wrote:

big ed wrote:Hi johnathon , maybe a daft question , but was John's piece's marked or signed as such as opposed to other hornsea designers , Ed

Hello Ed,

Throughout the time John was at the Pottery, he was'nt allowed to sign pieces. All the work produced had to say "designs by the Hornsea Design Team". All my father's work since leaving the Pottery is signed by him and sometimes dated. These designs have been available through the Hornsea Pottery Collectors society who hold meetings throughout the year, you just need to become a member. John usually attends these and often gives talks.

Thank you

Jonathan

Thanks Johnathon , also love the cat , if you hadn't shown it , I would have sworn it was a Scandi Cat

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Sorry, these are the only two other's I have to hand as 1-5 are duplicates of the same pictures!

Rgds
Jonathan

dantheman wrote:did John make these very recently?

Hello Dantheman,

John made the cat around 6 months ago, the other muramics are around a year old. It is really wonderful to find out what his next little creation is going to be, some are sensible and some just have that unique Clappison twist, it usually depends on what his recent experiences have been, and then he will theme it around them.

Thank you

Jonathan.

has John done any sculptural pieces?

skay wrote: The recent things are great in such a different way to the older stuff. How old is your Dad now Jonathan - if that's not a rude question?

xx

Hello Skay,

My dad is the ripe old age of 73, so it's nice to see his creative juices have not dryed up completely yet? It keeps him out of mischief, and it gives my mum a bit of peace too.

Thank you

Jonathan.