Re: Rye Pottery and other Potteries of Rye

by **NaomiM** August 25th 2014, 11:19 pm

Couple of Wally Cole pin dishes

From studiopottery.com Rye Pottery page:

After the war the premises were bought by two young sculptors - the brothers Wally and Jack Cole, who renamed the company 'Rye Pottery'. They moved away from the traditional designs and produced high quality majolica in the styles of the fifties. They trained many apprentices, and most of them eventually left to set up their own potteries in Rye. At one time there were no less than eight individual potteries in the tiny town, making it an important centre for the trade.
One of those apprentices [was] David Sharp (b1932-d1993)

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by **studio-pots** August 26th 2014, 9:17 am

Wally got his first art training here in S. E. London with the sculptor/artist, John Skeaping, which was probably where his interest in drawing birds originated.

Skeaping, who was Barbara Hepworth's first husband, was known for his animal drawings and sculpture.

by **22 Crawford St.** August 26th 2014, 11:02 pm

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Very nice find... and that they stayed together, undamaged all this time.

by **NaomiM** August 26th 2014, 11:17 pm

There were also two or three other Cole pin dishes, but just with the usual monochrome bird decoration so I left them.

by **NaomiM** October 2nd 2014, 10:38 pm

Rye Pottery pig money box , designed by David Sharp

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by Guest October 30th 2014, 3:42 pm

I bought a large slipgaze bowl today which has on the reverse David Sharp pottery Zogware.

Can anybody tell me anything about this, I can only find the two green pots on Studio pottery site but no info.

Sorry no pic as wont upload at the mo. Thanks

by **NaomiM** October 30th 2014, 3:47 pm

Not zagware?

by **NaomiM** October 30th 2014, 3:49 pm

I assume it's Rye pottery. Is it like any of David Sharp's pieces on here?

https://www.20thcenturyforum.com/t264-rye-pottery-david-sharp-sussex#1022

by Guest October 30th 2014, 3:55 pm

zogware, I'll post a pic when I can. No its unlike anything on here also it does say RYE E.SUSSEX JS PM 12.10.MM.B.ZOGWARE.

maybe the 12.10.MM is the date.

by **studio-pots** October 30th 2014, 3:59 pm

If it is the date it will probably have been made by his son, Ben, and decorated by someone else. The JS could be the decorator, Joyce Stewart. Let's wait for a pic.

by **dantheman** October 30th 2014, 4:19 pm

I just realised how many false assumptions we must have avoided by having Studio Pots as a member, just to let you know how much we appreciate your vast knowledge John Clap

by Guest October 30th 2014, 4:53 pm

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12" in diameter.

by **NaomiM** October 30th 2014, 5:05 pm

Zogware may refer to the design.
Deserves to be in the David Sharp thread, though, doesn't it?

by **NaomiM** October 30th 2014, 5:06 pm

MM may refer to the year 2000. So possibly a commission to mark the new millennium.

by Guest October 30th 2014, 5:07 pm

Thanks Naomi, unable to find anything like it though Shrugs

by **studio-pots** October 30th 2014, 5:33 pm

NaomiM wrote:
dantheman wrote:I just realised how many false assumptions we must have avoided by having Studio Pots as a member, just to let you know how much we appreciate your vast knowledge John

Agreed.

Thinks................ now what are they after?

but thank you.

by **studio-pots** October 30th 2014, 5:36 pm

zippy wrote:Thanks Naomi, unable to find anything like it though

therefore RARE!!!!!

by **NaomiM** October 30th 2014, 9:45 pm

studio-pots wrote:
zippy wrote:Thanks Naomi, unable to find anything like it though

therefore RARE!!!!!

I think it's a commission or gift, so a one off. The writing on the back may be a personal message to whoever received it.

by **NaomiM** November 30th 2014, 5:34 pm

Small David Sharp bowl.

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by **eshearm** February 11th 2015, 12:39 pm

Hi guys,

Just need your guidance that this mug is by David Sharp Rye pottery around 1947-1952?

Love it!!!!

Thanks

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by **NaomiM** February 11th 2015, 12:47 pm

I cant read the mark, but David Sharp would have been an apprentice at that stage, so I don't know if you'd be able to tell which ones were his.

by **eshearm** February 11th 2015, 12:54 pm

It is the rye pottery sussex impressed mark. David Sharp used the D to denote it was thrown by him, but I am not sure about the date as the internet is not very giving about the early impressed marks and their dates. I vaguely recall reading that this was used between 1947-52ish?

by **denbydump** February 11th 2015, 2:10 pm

Its by Dennis Townsend.
Yes, The mark was used 1947-52

by **studio-pots** February 11th 2015, 5:34 pm

Initially I thought that David Sharp might have been over enthusiastic, as his mark is D. However, denbydump (DD) is correct that DDD is Dennis Townsend. David Sharp was the first apprentice and was taken on in 1947 but Dennis started soon after so was also there from 1947. The Sussex mark was used until sometime in 1953.

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