{"title":"The Leach Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eWorks of Bernard, David and Janet Leach. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"copy-of-super-lowerdown-pottery-fluted-bowl-by-david-leech","title":"Pottery Vase with Celadon Glazes by David Leach for Lowerdown Pottery, UK","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_dda3618c _e7500b49\" data-tn=\"pdp-item-description-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA beautiful Leach Pottery vase decorated in celadon glazes by David Leach and dating from the early to mid-20th century. The porcelain vase is decorated with slight ridges to the surface. It has a Leach pottery mark impressed to the base edge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_dda3618c _e7500b49\" data-tn=\"pdp-item-description-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe vase is in excellent condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_dda3618c _e7500b49\" data-tn=\"pdp-item-description-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeight 15cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_dda3618c _e7500b49\" data-tn=\"pdp-item-description-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewidth 9cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-priority=\"\" aria-labelledby=\"tab_8_C16327_head\" role=\"tabpanel\" data-k=\"5546.2\" data-appns=\"SERP\" id=\"tab_8_C16327\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"pvc_-1499309034_23\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"b_paractl\"\u003eDavid Leach began an apprenticeship with his father at the Leach Pottery St Ives, Cornwall, in 1930 and trained as a pottery manager at the North Staffordshire Technical College, Stoke-on-Trent, 1935-37. He subsequently managed the pottery, changing over from a wood-burning to an oil-burning kiln and modernising the workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hoggarth Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34840611160197,"sku":"","price":295.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/3093\/products\/brown1.jpg?v=1612455329"},{"product_id":"2-david-leech-lowerdown-pottery-bud-vases","title":"David Leach Lowerdown Pottery Bud Vase in Deep Red","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLowerdown pottery \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebud vases by David Leech \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight 8.5cm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #060606;\"\u003eDavid Leach was born in Tokyo in 1911,  trained by Shoji Hamad, not his father, the prolific potter Bernard Leech. He studied at North Staffs Technical College and in 1930 joined his family pottery studio, Leech Pottery in St Ives. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #060606;\"\u003eIn 1953 he headed the ceramics department of Loughborough College. He started the Aylesford Pottery in 1954, handing it over a year later to Colin Pearson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #060606;\"\u003eAfter the handover of Aylesford Pottery he moved to Bovey Tracey in Devon and set up Lowerdown Pottery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #060606;\"\u003eHe was awarded the O.B.E in 1987, and is important for his development of porcelain suitable for studio pottery and his services to education. David died in February, 2005.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hoggarth Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40251752054917,"sku":"","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/3093\/files\/IMG_3187.jpg?v=1691413788"},{"product_id":"studio-pottery-square-dish-by-janet-leach-uk","title":"Studio Pottery Square Dish by Janet Leach (UK)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Stoneware Studio Pottery square dish by Janet Leach (1918 - 1997). With matt brown glaze to interior, glossy ash glaze to rim and black glazed cross to centre.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Impressed Leach Pottery and potters mark to base.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDimensions 15cm square\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJanet Leach (1918 – 1997), was an American studio potter working in later life at the Leach Pottery in St Ives, Cornwall in England. After studying pottery at Black Mountain, North Carolina under Shoji Hamada, a visiting artisan, she traveled to Japan to work with him. She studied with him for two years and always considered him to be her principal mentor. She was the first foreign woman to study pottery in Japan and only the second westerner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter returning to the US from Japan, in 1955 she married Bernard Leach, the noted British studio potter, whom she had earlier studied with. They returned to Great Britain to operate his studio at St. Ives. Janet Leach continued to be influenced by Japanese aesthetics in her pottery and ceramics, and her work has increased in popularity. In 2006-2007 there was a major retrospective of her work at Tate St Ives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"a fold of chairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40564809433221,"sku":"","price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/3093\/files\/IMG_3952_dc2d6bf4-a04d-4052-92b4-435936bc2337.jpg?v=1710943451"},{"product_id":"each-potterysquare-dishstoneware","title":"Janet Leach Square Stoneware Dish, Leach Pottery (UK)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJanet Leach square stoneware dish with a gently curved form, partially covered in dolomite and iron glazes. The contrast between the warm iron-rich clay body and the fluid bands of pale dolomite glaze creates a landscape-like surface across one side of the dish. The subtle variation in colour and texture is characteristic of studio pottery, where the interaction between clay, glaze and firing plays an important role in the finished piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe dish has a quiet sculptural quality, sitting comfortably as both a functional object and a display piece. The underside bears Janet Leach’s impressed JL mark alongside the Leach Pottery seal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePotter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJanet Leach (1918–1997) was one of the most important figures in twentieth-century British studio pottery. Born in Texas, she originally trained as a painter and sculptor before travelling to Japan, where she met the celebrated potter Shoji Hamada. Through Hamada she became acquainted with Bernard Leach and later married him in 1956.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAlthough often associated with the Leach family, Janet developed a distinctive style of her own. Her work drew heavily on Japanese ceramics, particularly the expressive forms and bold glazing traditions she encountered during her time in Mashiko. Following Bernard Leach’s death in 1979, she became Director of Leach Pottery in St Ives, helping to preserve and promote its legacy while continuing her own practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eUnlike the more restrained pottery often associated with the Leach tradition, Janet’s work is frequently characterised by energetic forms, dramatic glazing and a willingness to embrace chance effects created during firing. Today she is regarded as an important ceramic artist in her own right, rather than simply as part of the Leach story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eVery good vintage condition with no visible chips, cracks or repairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e17cm x 16cm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"a fold of chairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58280180810112,"sku":null,"price":345.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/3093\/files\/Untitled_bac0f5fb-83dd-47ba-95fb-e3e33cb6cc21.jpg?v=1782297899"},{"product_id":"yunomi-stoneware-john-leach-at-muchelney","title":"Yunomi Stoneware, John Leach at Muchelney","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis yunomi was made by John Leach (b.1939) at Muchelney Pottery in Somerset. Few names carry as much weight in British studio pottery as Leach. John is the grandson of Bernard Leach (1887–1979), the pioneering potter who founded Leach Pottery in St Ives alongside Shoji Hamada in 1920 and helped establish the studio pottery movement in Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Leach family spans four generations of potters. Bernard’s son, David Leach, became an influential potter in his own right, while David’s sons, John and Michael Leach, each developed their own distinct practices. Rather than simply continuing the family tradition, John established his own reputation through decades of making at Muchelney Pottery, where he worked from the 1960s onwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJohn’s pottery remains rooted in the values that made the Leach name famous: functional forms, honest materials and an appreciation of East Asian ceramic traditions. However, his work is often recognisable for its more expressive use of glaze. This yunomi combines a warm iron-rich stoneware body with flowing ash and tenmoku-style glazes that have broken and pooled across the surface during firing, creating a landscape-like pattern unique to the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA \u003cb\u003eyunomi\u003c\/b\u003e is a Japanese tea cup intended for everyday use rather than formal tea ceremonies. 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