Alan Wallwork

Found a nice cylinder vase at a Fair on Saturday, labelled "Troika?"   

11.5" high probably Marnhill period .

Weren't the ones marked 'W' alone produced by the whole team at Marnhull?

By the whole team ? they are hand thrown or hand built so each pot is still individual, I don't know too much about that period at all , but I cannot see what's not to like about those pots .  

its just that they look like lots of the other designs from that era

Yes , Hudson , Rooke did similar style markings , but you could say the same about lots of pots , doesn't make it any less desirable to some , i'm not saying this is ground breaking stuff but this pot has a great feel and look in the flesh imo , maybe not as fashionable but hey ho never mind   

Hudson Rooke and Dawe all made this sort of design so for me it lost all appeal

dantheman wrote:Hudson Rooke and Dawe all made this sort of design so for me it lost all appeal

I prefer Wallwork's versions. Hudson's ones lack individuality, Dawe seems to be a late-commer to the show. I would like a Rooke, though.

Quote from Allan Wallwork on the 'Marnhull' part of the Alan Wallwork website.

'Some of the girls now turning out tiles at Marnhull proved equally adept at working on the simple coiled repetition of vases and lamp bases'

I'm aware of the girls work there I had some pieces with only their marks on , of course it's a repeated process as are many pots , simple forms decorated slightly different that's pottery in the majority of cases .

NaomiM wrote:

dantheman wrote:Hudson Rooke and Dawe all made this sort of design so for me it lost all appeal

I prefer Wallwork's versions. Hudson's ones lack individuality, Dawe seems to be a late-commer to the show. I would like a Rooke, though.

I agree the Wallwork & Rooke Pieces are best imo , some Hudson pieces handmade are fine , moulded stuff leaves me cold , the Dawe pieces are ok to but very small scale for my liking.

That was a good idea to do that , they get described today as runic symbols   

we should start an Alard Wallrook thread

big ed wrote:

11.5" high probably Marnhill period .

I contacted Joe the hat , who got in touch with Alan , Replied-
Hi Ed,
Here's what Alan sent about your pot......
The answer, Joe, is, I'm afraid lost in the mists of time! I made a lot of those simple cylinder vases in the early days, making them a "bread and butter" line with some of the processes carried out by assistants, I did the finishing. That one though is unusual, slightly bigger and with the blue gaze inlaid into the lower band of symbols. That would have been tricky to do, I usually just rubbed oxide on to all the bands of rouletted decoration, quick and easy. The " t" therefore may have meant this was a test piece which probably wasn't repeated because of the extra work. This was fifty years ago Joe probably! Cheers, Alan

It was quite out of character, me referring to the symbols as 'runes'! Must have been the pills (just had an operation on my foot).
All the Best

Joe

Hi

Two 6 inch ceramic place mats with cork backs. I thought Surrey Ceramics, then Hornsea and then Isle of Wight for some reason, sure I used to know. From the colour and style I was thinking most likely 1970's

Recently purchased , and in perfect condition as so many pieces seem to have small amounts of damage I was pleased to find this one damage free , signed standard AW aprox 5" high.

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