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Post by seandux November 8th 2011, 8:51 am

Hi.  Does anyone recognise this Studio Pottery bird.  Found in the North-West of England it measures 8 inches(20.5 cms) beak to tail - 6.75 inches (17 cms) tall - 2.5 inches (6.5 cms) wide.  Body is pottery - legs are metal.  There are a number of images below (including the mark found on the underside). Any help would be much appreciated.

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Post by dantheman November 8th 2011, 12:15 pm

superb! Most Excellent

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Post by Potty November 8th 2011, 12:58 pm

Looks like the body is Raku.

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Post by seandux November 8th 2011, 6:48 pm

I really don't know much about Raku except that it is a technique that gives a certain 'oxidised' look. I've posted some more images that hopfully someone may be able to confirm it as Raku. Also if anyone has any ides to origin (see earlier image for mark). Thanks
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Post by dantheman November 8th 2011, 7:06 pm

reduction fired I would think

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Post by Potty November 8th 2011, 7:18 pm

Raku is a form of reduction firing.

I am unable to confirm this is raku, but still think it is.

Hopefully SP will be able to confirm if it is or not.

The thing that makes me unsure is how white the white glazed bits are and their lack of crazing.

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Post by seandux November 8th 2011, 8:38 pm

I've attached a link to another photo of the white chest - the other were done with flash - hopefully this might help. Lastly the white is crazed but I can't get the right photo to show. ThanksStudio Pottery bird with metal legs, pq mark pcp mark? Bird12
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Post by studio-pots November 8th 2011, 8:49 pm

It does look like raku but I have no idea who made it.

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Post by seandux November 8th 2011, 8:54 pm

Anyone any idea what type of bird this is - it might give some clues to where it came from. I've tried magpie & mynah birds but neither look like this. Is it some kind of crow?
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Post by studio-pots November 8th 2011, 9:16 pm

It doesn't look like any kind of British bird.

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Post by Potty November 8th 2011, 9:27 pm

Having had a better look, I think under the first mark it says NZ, meaning it's from New Zealand (I think part of the N was covered by the metal legs).

So I would think it could be a type of bird native to New Zealand (assuming I'm right about that part).


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Post by Potty November 8th 2011, 9:32 pm

It would seem it's a Tui bird Most Excellent

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