Ambleside Pottery

Found this Ambleside jam pot today. Lovely turned oak lid.

After spotting a similar one on ebay, I'm wondering if someone has made the lid after breaking the original pottery one of that shape.

Just had a message from an Ambleside collector to say that the lid is original.

Ambleside from the 50's and 60's. Those blue tones and lovely sgraffitto.Definitely a collectable of the future. But given the lowly prices,the very Far Future.
The most desirable pieces are those with the Cook signature with the Ambleside. These are much more uncommon.

Feeling a bit inadequate after that gorgeous piece of Oldmagpie's . Anyhow, here's my first ever piece of Amblesde got for £2.99 in an Ilkley charity shop today. 6cm (height)

Grizedale Arts on Ambleside Pottery, or 'when modernism goes bad' chortle http://www.lawsonpark.org/collection/1388

Llangollen?

I have three pieces of Llangollen and that's pretty much the limit of my knowledge but the clay is different to yours, the glaze is different and all three are clearly marked Llangollen

Here is some nice Ambleside Mugs by George Cook. These are more sought after designs than the geometric designs and command good prices.

I hear Mark Hill is keen on Ambleside, hoover it up while you still can!

Early tankard?


Abstract bowl


Some sgraffito items

It doesn't look like the normal mark, so thought it best to put here and see if it is the same Ambleside pottery as in the Ambleside thread.
Approx' 12" diameter charger.


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Yes it's the same just a different mark .

Thanks Ed, only seen the hand etched ones but I guess this was made by being squashed into a mould.

An early piece, with the hessian imprint, very nice.

Hi Denby, could you give me a rough estimation of when it may have been made?

I've found George Cook in the book (cooking the book) Oh dear

But not much info' there.

Would this have been made by George?

I always understood the slipware was more the 50s,
and the sgraffito more the 60s. (closed 1966).

A couple of early slipware dishes, with the "mesh" imprinted back. Not uncommon, but all
unique in their own way.

This Ambleside design is the most sought after.

I rather like those mugs ... the top one sort of reminds me of Henri Rousseau ...

Yay. I missed the date on this item when I saw the photos on ebay. Not only is it signed x2 but there is a 57.

Lovely bowl Crawford.

I noticed someone was selling photos recently of cook's pottery birds .

Has anyone ever seen one of the Cook birds in the flesh.

Zip I noticed a collector advertising for info on ebay. Was that him? He got the elbow.

Not seen any birds? Did you see a photo?