Anyone recognise this mark

Hi just wondered if anyone out there recognises this mark, not in any of the books I have. Thanks




Can anyone recommend any good reference books on modern (1950's onwards) British studio pottery marks?

British studio potter's marks by Yates-Owen & Fournier is great for 1950-2000

Thanks for the suggestion will have to look into obtaining a copy.

I can't find it in the book .

neither could I

I need another book

no book will ever list all the studio marks,it would only be possible if a forum like this pulled out all the stops and we all snapped every mark at every fair,gallery and car boot

but we could do it

All the forums in the world could never achieve that goal , every potter in britain should be made to register his/her name in a large data bank , then that could be googled for reference , like a massive potters phone book , if your not in it then you can be classed as a nobody ......then maybe a book on nobodys could be brought out ," Millers guide to Nobodys " a best seller I think every page with Dunno written it .

i have to say, after having owned the Yates-Owen & Fournier book for several years now, i have NEVER been able to ID a piece of studio pottery by using it. Drawn illustrations of marks are never as good as photographs as you just don't get a good idea of what parts of the mark are raised, what are impressed etc. It's a good book for getting to know potters names and dates etc, but i've not found it at all useful for identification purposes.

we could still do many thousands
not everyone can afford the books and an online resource would be free

bistoboy wrote:i have to say, after having owned the Yates-Owen & Fournier book for several years now, i have NEVER been able to ID a piece of studio pottery by using it. Drawn illustrations of marks are never as good as photographs as you just don't get a good idea of what parts of the mark are raised, what are impressed etc. It's a good book for getting to know potters names and dates etc, but i've not found it at all useful for identification purposes.

well I have found dozens in less than a year

must admit , I have found quite a few myself , not the greatest book , but handy nevertheless.

I have a copy of British Pottery and Porcelain Marks by Geoffrey A Godden which is pretty good but it stops at 1954/55 so I'm looking for something to bring me up to date :)

I've got a copy of the above mentioned Yates-Owen & Fournier reference book on order with Tesco books, albeit at a good price. I do hope I find it useful having read the experts' comments.

Going back to the pot - it's by Warwick Parker, who trained with David Leach and, I believe, still pots down in Dorset. Probably made during the 1970s, as his style has changed over the years.
P.S. He is in Y-O & F but what has been said about the line drawings above is true.

Thanks Pots a name is just what I need to do a little bit of research and see if my 50p was well spent :)

PS have also ordered a copy of Y-O & F from Tesco's but wont be despatched for about 3 weeks ??