Jersey Pottery (Channel Islands)

by **bistoboy** Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:43 pm

From the Jersey Pottery website:

Jersey Pottery was founded by brothers Charles and Edward Potter who saw an opportunity to manufacture and export “British” pottery following a law introduced during WWII which banned the production of decorative ware in the UK but did not apply to Jersey. Pottery production had ceased in Jersey in the 1880s when the clay from local quarries in St Lawrence was exported in large quantities to Cornwall. The first factory was established on the site of a former ship-building yard close to the sea in Gorey Village...
Colin Jones and Carol Garton managed the business through the heady days of tourism in the 1960s through to the 1990s
Colin's sons, Robert and Jonathan, along with other family members joined in the '90s
The factory is now based in Stamford, Lincolnshire, and the headquarters moved to St Helier in the 2010s

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by **Pip** Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:04 pm

We see a lot of Jersey Pottery on our travels - some I like more than others and often quite varied in style. We don't buy it however because of our limited storage space situation. As for information, annoyingly none of my books have anything about them and the only info I can find online I'm sure you've already checked out (link below).

Hopefully now you've put the question out here in the public domain someone will drop in who knows more. I'd be interested to know as well.

http://www.studiopottery.com/cgi-bin/mp.cgi?item=327

by **bistoboy** Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:43 pm

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i've never seen jersey pottery like this, but here it is. I'm guessing it's for a yacht club somewhere.

by **dantheman** Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:55 pm

probably commissioned by the Yacht club in their choice of glaze colour

by **Davee** Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:19 pm

by **flying free** Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:32 am

I've seen quite a few of these pieces on my travels and I think they are fab compared to the painted production. They made a sunflower wallplaque in this style and on a hessian backed board I believe, which is gorgeous (I didn't bid on it and regret it). I think this is early production, although have no info to back that up - sorry.
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by Tigerchips Meowseum Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:41 pm

I was lucky enough to come by this piece on my travels...

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by **R.Ferrao** Fri Jul 01, 2011 4:53 pm

I know nothing about this vase except it is Jersey Pottery and about 15 cm high.

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by **Potty Primate** Sat Jul 02, 2011 12:36 am

Bistoboy, I had a bowl similar to yours but with double bands of holes and shorter pedestal. I bought it in a box-lot of pots at auction about 10 years ago, and the person who had owned them seemed to buy souvenirs from his hols.; each piece had a label underneath, clearly to remind him/her where and when they were bought. Sadly, I can't remember what it said on the Jersey piece Sad

Only joking Laughter

It was 'Jersey 1973' (or '74).

by **NaomiM** Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:04 pm

Jersey Pottery regularly crops up in the local charity shops - most of which goes unsold because the volunteers think it's Collectable, (like Rye Pottery), and overprice it. Another decade and we'll probably all be kicking ourselves that we didn't get it when it was cheap. Not really to my taste as I find most of the handpainted decoration 'washed out' and boring colours, compared to Rye, Aldermaston, etc.

I rescued this screen printed ceramic pot stand that was about to be thrown out.

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by **NaomiM** Wed May 01, 2013 10:04 pm

Very tall jug.

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by **NaomiM** Thu May 02, 2013 12:09 am

Couldn't measure it at the time, but it has to be at least 15". Not to my taste, though so I left it.

by **brin mcardle** Thu Aug 08, 2013 4:10 pm

by **Nik** Tue Jan 14, 2014 9:50 pm

Jersey bird dish

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by **NaomiM** Fri Apr 11, 2014 9:46 pm

Jersey Pottery vase. Handpainted flowers.

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by **brin mcardle** Mon May 12, 2014 6:36 pm

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Lovely Egg Cup and holder(presumably for the Marmite Soldiers) Happy

by **denbydump** Thu Jul 16, 2015 7:31 pm

One of the pretty Jersey kitties, there are many colourways, and quite sought
after as they are so fragile, 6 in long.

They were copied/reproduced by a southern pottery, (Branksome maybe?) but
are unmarked, so look out for the Jersey marked ones.

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Jersey Pottery (Channel Islands) 100_2447

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by Guest Thu Jul 16, 2015 9:34 pm

I have a copy, Barn pottery with label but as you say otherwise unmarked, same shape different painting. ring holders
cute and Kitch

by **denbydump** Thu Jul 16, 2015 9:49 pm

Yes that sounds right Zip, knew it began with a "B"!. So long since I have seen either.
model, the pottery name escaped me.
Don't suppose you can do a pic, to compare and contrast?

by **brin mcardle** Sat Jul 18, 2015 8:56 pm

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Jersey Pottery (Channel Islands) Copied43

Quite nice...do we think the 80's...must say i like ones with "Jersey Pottery" better

by **denbydump** Thu Sep 03, 2015 3:10 pm

Some more of those Kitsch tile-panels. One has a paper label.

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by Guest Wed Dec 02, 2015 7:45 pm

denbydump wrote:Yes that sounds right Zip, knew it began with a "B"!. So long since I have seen either.
model, the pottery name escaped me.
Don't suppose you can do a pic, to compare and contrast?

Heres the Barn pottery pic Denby. Sorry for the delay just found it again Embarrassed