Andrew & Keith Crouch - The Marches Pottery

by **Potty** August 14th 2011, 1:43 pm

Fine stoneware ginger jar:

Andrew & Keith Crouch - The Marches Pottery A18

Andrew & Keith Crouch - The Marches Pottery A_116

Andrew & Keith Crouch - The Marches Pottery A_216

by **Potty** September 8th 2011, 5:23 pm

Fairly large jug:

Andrew & Keith Crouch - The Marches Pottery B_010

Andrew & Keith Crouch - The Marches Pottery B_112

Andrew & Keith Crouch - The Marches Pottery B_211

Andrew & Keith Crouch - The Marches Pottery B_310

Andrew & Keith Crouch - The Marches Pottery B_410

by **Potty** September 8th 2011, 5:24 pm

Pictures of the "hare's fur" glaze up close:

Andrew & Keith Crouch - The Marches Pottery B_510

Andrew & Keith Crouch - The Marches Pottery B_610

by **Potty** September 14th 2011, 7:11 pm

by **AlanH** October 1st 2012, 6:29 pm

Hello again - Can't find maker in my book of marks, it look like A above an 'o' or 'd', as the mark is right on the base part may be missing.
The mark on the lighter pot is much less distinct.
Thanks guys,
Alan.

Andrew & Keith Crouch - The Marches Pottery Pair_p10

Andrew & Keith Crouch - The Marches Pottery Pair_p10

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by **Potty** October 1st 2012, 8:52 pm

Andrew Crouch.

by **AlanH** October 1st 2012, 10:16 pm

That's great, thanks very much!
Could they be ginger jars?

by **studio-pots** October 2nd 2012, 8:46 am

Like the bulk of studio pottery produced today they might be based on a practical form but with no expectation that they are going to be used.

Without knowing the size saying what they are based on is difficult but ginger jars would be wider in relationship to the height, so they could be based on tea containers.

by **AlanH** October 2nd 2012, 9:41 am

I see what you mean, yes tea more likely, they are about 12 cm tall. May fill them with my favourite Nilgiri!

by **Adam20** January 23rd 2013, 10:03 am

I was sure I posted this yesterday, but searched and no sign. Ah well

6 inches diameter, 2 inches high - mark A to base (see photo) - a quality piece and the glaze is beautiful. Any ideas.

Adam

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by **jimjam** January 31st 2013, 9:04 pm

very nice bowl, no idea who made it though.

by **Potty** June 17th 2013, 12:15 am

Pair of small coffee cups with a tenmoku glaze:

Andrew & Keith Crouch - The Marches Pottery 1_130

Andrew & Keith Crouch - The Marches Pottery 1_229

My 3 larger items together:

Andrew & Keith Crouch - The Marches Pottery Crouch10

by **skipposal** June 20th 2013, 9:10 pm

I had a lovely porcelain mug by Andrew once. And then I broke it Waaah

Bought from Primavera in Cambridge last year.

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Andrew & Keith Crouch - The Marches Pottery Dsc01211

by **NaomiM** July 3rd 2013, 6:34 pm

Andrew Crouch?

https://www.20thcenturyforum.com/t7572-andrew-crouch-the-marches-pottery

by **Adam20** July 3rd 2013, 8:38 pm

Thanks Naomi

It would seem you are right.

Adam

by **Potty** July 3rd 2013, 10:35 pm

It's not a style or glaze I've ever seen him use, the mark also does not look quite right to me. (though the clay and foot seem to)

I've no better suggestion and also wonder if it's his, but I think you'd need confirmation by the potter or someone who knows his pots well to be sure.

by **denbydump** July 14th 2014, 12:42 am

4.5 in high, nice glaze effects.
The mark is raised in slight relief, but is glazed over, so I've drawn it as I can see it under the glaze.
Can't make out a dot, but it is like the Avoncroft marks shown here, which in themselves, don't exactly
correspond with those shown in the marks book. But I'm not familiar with his range of work.

https://www.20thcenturyforum.com/t12045-geoffrey-whiting-avoncroft-pottery

Andrew & Keith Crouch - The Marches Pottery Id60110

Andrew & Keith Crouch - The Marches Pottery Id60110

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Andrew & Keith Crouch - The Marches Pottery Id60310

by **Potty** July 14th 2014, 2:00 am

Believe it's by Andrew Crouch, but the clay is darker than any I've seen.

by **studio-pots** July 14th 2014, 8:59 am

The Avoncroft mark and Andrew Crouch's mark are very similar, although the Avoncroft mark is generally smaller.

My money would be on this being by Andrew Crouch as Potty says.

There were a number of pieces sold at a well known auction house in the south of England back in March with a Geoffrey Whiting attribution that went for £450 + premium. Those were most definitely by Andrew Crouch so they can be confused.

by **denbydump** July 14th 2014, 9:30 am

Thanks guys, There could be a C/O under the A, now I know what I'm looking for,
but being in a circle I would never have found that one.
Potty, I think my pix were a little dark, it's normal buff stoneware.

by **studio-pots** July 14th 2014, 10:22 am

For reference Andrew Crouch's mark

Andrew & Keith Crouch - The Marches Pottery A_crou10

by **denbydump** July 14th 2014, 2:06 pm

Thanks SP, nice and clear, that one looks raised also.
I'll scribble that in the marks book.

by **benwilliams** January 29th 2019, 11:30 am

I bought these 2 pots together and I think the marks are the same.
Mark looks like A in a circle with something else below the A.
Celadon glaze inside, decorated outside, both 8cm tall.