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Bernard Leach (1887-1979) is widely regarded as the father of British studio pottery. He did so much through his pots, writings and teaching to advance the cause of this 20th century craft across the world. He came to pottery from a fine art background, having trained at the Slade School and London School of Art, where he studied etching under Frank Brangwyn. In 1920, with the assistance of Shoji Hamada, he established a pottery workshop in St Ives, where many apprentices over the next sixty years leant their craft. His ability as a draughtsman were evident in the fluid marking and decoration of his pots, which were essentially a synthesis of influences, principally from China, Japan and Korea on the one hand, and early British earthenware and stoneware on the other.
Leach’s pots generally became increasingly assured over the years, the language of form and marking more economic and concentrated in later life. If he concentrated more on individual pieces, with later assistance from his foreman William Marshall, the well designed Leach 'Standard-ware' made at St Ives aimed to produce inexpensive tablewares for everyday use, and influenced functional pottery internationally.
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AVAILABLE WORKS
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Bernard Leach, Plate with Flying Bird DesignPOA
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Bernard Leach, An Important Bowl, c. 1960s
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Bernard Leach, Bottle Vase, c. 1930£ 3,500.00
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Bernard Leach, Bowl, c. 1960£ 4,500.00
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Bernard Leach, Dish£ 5,500.00
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Bernard Leach, Teapot, c. 1930s
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Bernard Leach, Important Large 'Pagoda' Bowl, 1954£ 3,500.00
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Bernard Leach, Slipware Dish, 1930-32£ 4,500.00
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Bernard Leach, Large Decorated Bowl£ 750.00
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Bernard Leach, Medieval Style Jug, c. 1930£ 2,200.00
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Bernard Leach, Tile with Willow Tree design£ 1,500.00
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Bernard Leach, Slipware Jug, c. 1930
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Bernard Leach, Early Bowl, c. 1920s£ 950.00
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Bernard Leach, Summer Teabowl , c1950s£ 1,450.00
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Bernard Leach, Preserve Jar
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Bernard Leach, Stoneware Tile
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'In establishing his pottery at St Ives Bernard Leach never thought of it as the studio of a seclued artist. It was always his intention that it should be ome, as it did, a place for the exchange of pottery knowledge and for work by a group of craftsmen in conditions that were mutually congenial'.
Muriel Rose on Bernard Leach and The Leach Pottery.Artist Potters in England by Muriel Rose.Fber and Faber, 1955. -
ARCHIVE WORKS
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Bernard Leach, A rare and important Leaping Salmon Vase, c1950
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Bernard Leach, Vase with Willow Design
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Bernard Leach, vase
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Bernard Leach, Tea Caddy, c1960
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Bernard Leach, teapot with gold repair
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Bernard Leach, Porcelain Bowl
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Bernard Leach, Bowl with Leaping Deer
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Bernard Leach, tenmoku bottle
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Bernard Leach, Fluted Bowl
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Bernard Leach, Early Fratilary Bowl, c1920s
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Bernard Leach, Large Tile, 1946
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Bernard Leach, Stoneware Bowl
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Bernard Leach, Charger, grass design
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Bernard Leach, Oak Leaf Dish, c1932
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Bernard Leach, Raku Tulip Dish
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Bernard Leach, Plate with fish
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Bernard Leach, Two Tankards
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Bernard Leach, Porcelain bowl
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Bernard Leach, Square Bottle Vase
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Bernard Leach, Early Jar with Firing Cracks, c late 1920s
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Bernard Leach, Vase, c1928
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Bernard Leach, Dish, c. 1960s
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Bernard Leach, Fluted Pot, c. 1960s
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Bernard Leach, Painted tile
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Bernard Leach, Stoneware Tile
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Bernard Leach, Tiny Jug, c. 1925
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Bernard Leach, Teapot, c. 1930
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Bernard Leach, An Important Large Globular Pot
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Bernard Leach, Pilgrim Dish, c. 1968
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