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Bernard Leach Rare Early Leach Pottery Glazed Tile

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A rare handcrafted glazed Studio Pottery tile depicting the pottery in St Ives, Cornwall by renowned English potter Bernard Leach CBE (British, 1887-1979) and made at the Leach Pottery in St Ives, Cornwall around 1930. The stoneware tile is thickly potted of small square shape, the front glazed with hand decorated scene of the building in which the Leach Pottery in St Ives was/is based and is decorated in brown on a cream ground with painted BL initials below. The rear of the tile is formed in four sections each with a clear impressed Leach Pottery mark. Provenance: Acquired from the estate of Richard Batterham who was based at the Leach Pottery as an apprentice from 1957 and acquired several pottery items from Bernard Leach and other potters operating there at the time. Thence consigned by a gentleman owner and collector. In presentable condition with a chip to one corner and some surface glaze loss along the top edge of the scene. Nonetheless a rare example.
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  • Dimensions:
    Height: 3.94 in (10 cm)Width: 3.94 in (10 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.25 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
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  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1930
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Bishop's Stortford, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: TCCL2304161stDibs: LU1328234214012
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