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Joe (Jo) Lester - Isle of Wight and West of England Pottery
by dantheman June 17th 2009, 3:02 pm
Jo started producing pottery commercially in London (1951) but moved to Freshwater after only 2 years to produce his better known IOW pottery.
Jo resisted growth,preferring to work with only a handfull of protégés including his offspring Joe and Renella
a simple jug,including scrafitto decoration which became jo's trademark
Jo resisted growth,preferring to work with only a handfull of protégés including his offspring Joe and Renella
Via a pinterest board dedicated to Jo Lester's pin dishes and more.
Jo - IOW Jo Lester, born April 1912, was injured in the second world war and was unable to continue his normal work so he decided to earn a living from his hobby - potting. He started in London in 1951 and moved to Freshwater, Isle of Wight, two years later. His work is marked by his first name above the initials 'IOW' in an outline map of the Isle of Wight. Jo's work is typically hand thrown with a mixture of banding and sgraffito work - an instantly recognizable style adopted by most of his protégés - but he also used brushed decoration. Jo has not been active as a potter since the mid-1980s but is relaxing on the island with his long-term partner.
a simple jug,including scrafitto decoration which became jo's trademark
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Re: Joe (Jo) Lester - Isle of Wight and West of England Pottery
by dantheman June 17th 2009, 3:05 pm
base of the above jug and the isle of wight stamp
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Re: Joe (Jo) Lester - Isle of Wight and West of England Pottery
by dantheman June 17th 2009, 3:25 pm
I do like these kooky birds from the 50's
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Re: Joe (Jo) Lester - Isle of Wight and West of England Pottery
by dantheman June 17th 2009, 3:31 pm
They are quite common but I still find them very amusing
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Re: Joe (Jo) Lester - Isle of Wight and West of England Pottery
by dantheman June 17th 2009, 3:33 pm
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Re: Joe (Jo) Lester - Isle of Wight and West of England Pottery
by dantheman June 17th 2009, 3:34 pm
Jo was not a trained potter but turned his hobby into a business after being injured in the 2nd world war,this isn't a bad effort for an amateur though!
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by dantheman June 17th 2009, 3:39 pm
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Re: Joe (Jo) Lester - Isle of Wight and West of England Pottery
by hercules brabazon August 8th 2009, 5:55 pm
Early sgraffito mark.
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Re: Joe (Jo) Lester - Isle of Wight and West of England Pottery
by hercules brabazon September 8th 2009, 4:54 pm
The larger vase is 27cm tall. And heavy.
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Re: Joe (Jo) Lester - Isle of Wight and West of England Pottery
by dantheman September 8th 2009, 5:44 pm
that's interesting,I didn't know the sgraffito mark signified an early piece
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Re: Joe (Jo) Lester - Isle of Wight and West of England Pottery
by hercules brabazon September 8th 2009, 6:01 pm
Well, that's according to the Yates-Owen /Fournier book , whose Jo Lester entry is especially confused....but it makes sense, the 2 or 3 pieces I've seen with this mark have had that graphic cleanly incised look.
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Re: Joe (Jo) Lester - Isle of Wight and West of England Pottery
by Oldmagpie April 25th 2011, 11:15 am
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Re: Joe (Jo) Lester - Isle of Wight and West of England Pottery
by Potty Primate April 25th 2011, 11:25 am
There's a good precis for Jo here;
http://ww.studiopottery.com/cgi-bin/mp.cgi?item=353
http://ww.studiopottery.com/cgi-bin/mp.cgi?item=353
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Re: Joe (Jo) Lester - Isle of Wight and West of England Pottery
by flying free April 25th 2011, 12:53 pm
I don't have these anymore but thought I'd post them here for reference.
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Re: Joe (Jo) Lester - Isle of Wight and West of England Pottery
by dantheman April 25th 2011, 3:06 pm
I love the dragon m,it's the first one i've seen
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by flying free April 25th 2011, 3:12 pm
yes I think he's pretty unusual - beautifully done.
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Re: Joe (Jo) Lester - Isle of Wight and West of England Pottery
by flying free April 25th 2011, 6:29 pm
he was quite a large dish as well, not a pin dish, more like a large side plate size or a bit bigger I think.
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Re: Joe (Jo) Lester - Isle of Wight and West of England Pottery
by climberg64 February 22nd 2012, 10:09 pm
This is an interesting anomaly.
Joe Lester 'borrowed' Mike Hendrick's Charmouth Pottery stamp for a while after setting up alone on the Isle of White. Joe worked with Mike for a while at the 'true' Charmouth Pottery.
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JO Rocks!
by NicolaP February 23rd 2012, 4:02 am
I am crazy about Jo and have a dozen or so pieces. But am having trouble finding any to buy other than ebay. Does anyone have any suggestions where I would find them? I am really keen to get some bigger pieces but have never seen any jugs and sgrafitto vases higher than about 11cms? Are they rare? Also I note some of you have bigger seahorse dishes etc which again I havent yet come across. So where do you find them and what kind of price range do they go for - bigger or more unusual pieces. Is there someone who specialises or is just a case of keep watching ebay? I dont live in the UK.
I love the stuff and will acquire them anyway but do you think they will be come more collectible over time?
Thanks
Nicola
I love the stuff and will acquire them anyway but do you think they will be come more collectible over time?
Thanks
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Re: Joe (Jo) Lester - Isle of Wight and West of England Pottery
by dantheman February 23rd 2012, 12:12 pm
I think the rarer pieces might become prized collectables but the small tourist pieces with simple and mass produced designs will never be highly valued
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Re: Joe (Jo) Lester - Isle of Wight and West of England Pottery
by vanmann August 7th 2012, 4:42 pm
I think that this is a nice piece, fruit bowl, 9 1/2 inches x7 1/2 inches
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Re: Joe (Jo) Lester - Isle of Wight and West of England Pottery
by Potty November 23rd 2012, 6:31 pm
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Re: Joe (Jo) Lester - Isle of Wight and West of England Pottery
by Potty November 23rd 2012, 6:47 pm
A fairly simple design, but I think the character of this little owl has been captured brilliantly.
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