Re: Bob Dawe (Suffolk)

by **cycladelic** August 22nd 2022, 5:28 am

Three of Bob's vases with the usual, albeit different, Red Barn marks. The tallest being about 6"...

by **philpot** August 22nd 2022, 7:37 am

Is there actually a 'Goldsmith's' school of pottery?

by **NaomiM** August 22nd 2022, 11:53 am

I wonder if the middle stamp was Howard Evans’ who set up Red Barn Pottery with Dawe. The vase does look more his style

by **NaomiM** August 22nd 2022, 11:55 am

cycladelic wrote:Here's an unmarked vae, but it certainly looks like an early piece of Bob's...

I’m not sure. I might move it into ID My Pottery

by **cycladelic** August 22nd 2022, 12:39 pm

I’m not sure. I might move it into ID My Pottery

Compare it to the similar piece with blue glaze higher up the page, which does have Bob's mark.

by **cycladelic** August 22nd 2022, 12:42 pm

NaomiM wrote:I wonder if the middle stamp was Howard Evans’ who set up Red Barn Pottery with Dawe. The vase does look more his style

I see B D in that particular stamp, but maybe that was unintentional.

by **cycladelic** August 22nd 2022, 4:25 pm

philpot wrote:Is there actually a 'Goldsmith's' school of pottery?

Did Louis Hudson also go to Goldsmiths?

by **NaomiM** August 22nd 2022, 5:09 pm

cycladelic wrote:I’m not sure. I might move it into ID My Pottery

Compare it to the similar piece with blue glaze higher up the page, which does have Bob's mark.

by **cycladelic** August 24th 2022, 8:08 am

Here are seven different Red Barn marks on the vases I have, plus the one posted by Philpot... there are likely more:

by **cycladelic** September 11th 2022, 4:38 am

Here's my current line-up...

by **cycladelic** September 12th 2022, 3:14 am

dantheman wrote:I much prefer them to the ones Rooke, Wallwork and Hudson were making in that style and time

Bob was certainly consistent. His career didn't last that long compared to Rooke and Wallwork, whose pots include a wide range of styles. I just wish Bob had made some bigger pieces.

by **cycladelic** December 30th 2022, 4:51 am

These four pieces arrived today. The tallest is 23cm...

by **22 Crawford St.** December 30th 2022, 11:38 am

That blue is amazing, uncommon? Also on the Red Barn marks - is there any timeline associated? Are some earlier or later or can't tell or just all in use at the same time?

by **cycladelic** December 30th 2022, 2:06 pm

I don't know how to date the marks, but I wonder if the vase on the left is earlier because it looks to have had pieces of clay applied before being rolled to squash them. Also, the grooving at the top tells me it was thrown. Red Barn vases tend to be slabs rolled over textured surfaces.

by **cycladelic** February 10th 2023, 8:58 am

The exhibition here in Taiwan includes 14 Red Barn vases...

by **denbydump** February 23rd 2023, 8:06 am

8 inch vase with sunfaces.

by **potterymad62** August 30th 2023, 3:44 pm

Hi all again, just checked on BISPM no luck and not sure it's an I or there's more than one mark possibly tilted J above the I maybe and could be locally made in Cornwall.