Alan Caiger-Smith and apprentices, Aldermaston Pottery

A clip from the Michael Casson BBC series with Alan Caiger Smith discussing his pots. This is over 50 years old.

A second clip from Michael Casson's ART OF the potter BBC film. This one with Alan Caiger Smith doing Calligraphic decoration

From the catalogue of Alan Caiger Smith's end of career sale Mallam's 2007

There must be some hoarders of ACS out there with fantastic collections as these lovely pieces come up in good numbers.

There were some lovely pieces in Alan Caiger Smith's retirement sale in 2007. I went hoping for some bargains. Prices went through the roof sadly. Got nothing apart from the catalogue!  That first Cross for instance, went for £1300.

Revisiting this and it does look like an Aldermaston shape, and an AB monogram for Aldermaston and potter’s initial


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Yes it does, Christopher Bayley and Bernard Cass, both used AB marks, but not like this,
Then there's the Mystery Blackiston (Anne?) who also did, according to Goddens.

I’d be grateful if anyone can tell me the maker of this jug?  Thank you.




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First thought Aldermaston influenced.

It’s Aldermaston Pottery. Looks like Ann Follet’s mark from the list of apprentices

Is it possible to pin this signature to a particular Aldermaston designer? Lovely little pot but lost its lid unfortunately.

By David Tipler.

Thank you for the super quick ID

Helen

This looks very Aldermaston but I can’t trace the potter. Is it TC?

Good chance its Rodmell Pottery

Thank you very much - I’ll follow that up.

Possibly by Harriet Coleridge

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Hi,
Does anyone know this artist??
Thanks

Thre's something Aldermaston about it, but can't see a match in the mark.
Possibly a glaze trial.

Aldermaston Pottery's standard ware. but I don’t know which apprentice made it.

Green & white studio vase, 1970s style
Incised mark, JO, JC or JE maybe or…

By Mary O'Gorman. Trained at Aldermaston Pottery and then moved to Ireland

The colours did make me think Aldermaston. Do you think this would have been done when she was at Aldermaston or later in Ireland? I can see some pieces from Kilkenny are marked wither MARY O GORMAN impressed mark as well as her signature.

Seems to include the Aldermaston A plus OG in the mark, and one of the pottery's vase shapes (although she did carry on making them in Ireland), so I'd say made at Aldermaston.

Hello, does anyone know who might have made this piece? Many thanks:)