Geoffrey Eastop Ceramics For Sale
Pottery decorated by piper was first seen publicly in marlborough fine art in 1972 when a considerable number and variety of pieces was included in an exhibition of large paintings and gouaches.
Geoffrey eastop ceramics for sale. We had arranged to interview eastop but very sadly he died at the age of 93 on christmas day 2014 some days before we were due to meet and only three months after the death of his wife pat. December 3 2015 admin 0 comments british ceramics geoffrey eastop john piper a collection of works from the estate of celebrated berkshire potter geoffrey eastop 1923 2014 best known for a long association with the painter and printmaker john piper 1903 92 will be sold at mallams in oxford on december 10th. Geoffrey eastop his creative legacy. Studio international visited ecchinswell in hampshire to view geoffrey eastop s open studio.
Aldermaston began as a cooperative workshop of seven potters making functional domestic ware and tiles as well as individual commissions and one off pots. During world war ii eastop served as an office in the royal artillery seeing action in the netherlands and being lucky to survive. He studied at goldsmiths college in london and the academie ranson in paris. Geoffrey eastop 16 january 1921 25 december 2014 was an english potter.
Oct 2 2020 explore m. Bratz s board pottery marks followed by 366 people on pinterest. The aldermaston pottery was founded in berkshire in 1955 by alan caiger smith and geoffrey eastop and over the years the studio has been home to many fine potters. The potters at aldermaston who number about half a dozen work both as a team for production work and individually for studio pieces.
They are a collaboration between decorator and potter and began when the opportunity arose for piper to work with geoffrey eastop who made. Fritsch elizabeth raeburn elspeth owen eric james mellon ewen henderson gabrielle koch geoffrey eastop geoffrey swindell gillian montegrande gordon baldwin ian auld ian. Following a year at the odney pottery in cookham berkshire he and alan caiger smith set up aldermaston pottery he left aldermaston after six years to set up his own pottery in padworth berkshire. Vintage ceramic vessels and sculptures from great britain for sale.
15 oct 2007 12 45 bst bath geoffrey eastop a vase stoneware deep red glaze with painted design panted initials to underside height 32 5cm 12 3 4in. Premium the bath autumn sale including contemporary ceramics. Vintage ceramic vessels and sculptures from great britain for sale. He trained in pottery at the central school of art and design in 1954 under dora billington.
Geoffrey eastop was born in london in 1921. In 1955 caiger smith established the aldermaston pottery in berkshire with geoffrey eastop.