Widely considered the most important and influential artist-potter of the 20th century, Bernard Leach pioneered the revival of the English studio pottery movement, setting up the the Leach Pottery in St.Ives, with the help of his friend Shoji Hamada, in 1920. The Leach Pottery is considered by many to be the birthplace of British studio pottery.
Having trained in Japan under the master potter Kenzan, Bernard brought to the pottery a heady mixture of idealism, aesthetics and a radical workshop concept. Over 60 years the pottery has had many apprentices, including Michael Cardew, Katherine Pleydell-Bouverie, Norah Braden, Kenneth Quick, William Marshall…to name a few.
Bernard Leach was a major figure in the arts and crafts. His work can be found in most museums and private collections throughout the world.
Early, rare slipware tile by Bernard Leach. Made at the Leach Pottery in St Ives. Circa 1920-30. Depicting a Japanese scene, with a stream running to a house or kiln in front of mountains and trees. Impressed Leach Pottery monograms on the reverse. There also appears to be an auction label from 1999.
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Early, rare slipware tile by Bernard Leach. Either made at the Leach Pottery or in Japan prior to setting up the Leach Pottery in St Ives. Circa 1920-26. Depicting either a climbing kiln or a Japanese house and garden. Inscribed on the reverse ‘T 26’ or 1 26’ or ‘T 2b’, quite hard to make out. It could be the date, 1926, a glaze code or something else
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Rare earthenware slipware tile by Bernard Leach. Made at the Leach Pottery in St Ives. Circa 1920-25. Depicting a Fleur de Lys, Medieval style pattern in slip
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Stoneware, depicting a snail. Made at the Leach Pottery, circa 1950. Marked ‘BL’ and the Leach Pottery monogram. Tile has been broken and re-stuck
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Stoneware, ash and iron glaze, decorated with three salmon. Impressed mark for the Leach Pottery and ‘BL’ for Bernard Leach. 25cm wide
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Rare, early slipware Leach Pottery jug, circa 1920’s. Earthenware. Incised and slip decoration, depicting a ‘Griffon’ or ‘Dragon’. Impressed mark for the Leach Pottery
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Bernard Leach attributed. Incised, sgraffito decoration, stoneware body. Ash glaze. Circa 1960. Impressed large Leach Pottery mark. 28cm tall
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Brush and ink wash on hand made paper. Painted on one of Bernard’s trips to Japan in 1961. Signed and dated ‘BL 1961’
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Stoneware with ash glaze, ribbed body. 24cm tall
Stoneware with slip decoration depicting a leaping deer. 28cm wide
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Stoneware bowl with pagoda decoration on the inside, 'BL' on the outside. 17cm wide
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Porcelain preserve pot with iron decoration. 10cm wide
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Stoneware body, iron and ash glaze with willow tree decoration. 17cm high
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