Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Churston and


A Collection of Churston and Goonhavern Studio Pottery Items - A collection of mid-20th-century studio pottery from the South West of England, comprising pieces from Churston Pottery and Goonhavern Pottery. The assortment includes a pair of trumpet-shaped vases with flared rims and circular bases, each featuring a prominent relief scroll or ear decoration to one side of the body. Also included is a stylised pitcher or ewer of organic, abstract form with a curved body creating a central void and a flared, pointed pouring rim, alongside a stylised owl figurine depicted perched on a textured base. All items are finished in a dark brown gloss glaze with a thick, frothy cream-coloured fat lava or drip glaze application. The pair of vases and the owl figurine bear rectangular silver foil labels for Churston Pottery, Devon & Cornwall. The undersides of the vases are additionally incised with the word Devon. The pitcher features an impressed circular mark to the base for Goonhavern Pottery, Cornwall. Vases: Height approx. 21.5 cm Pitcher: Height approx. 20 cm Owl: Height approx. 12.5 cm.