Posted 13 years ago
vetraio50
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I could not resist this porcelain tea-pot that I saw in a Vinnies store two weeks ago. I like the potting of the piece and the handle, the spout and the decoration of the nude female figure is cute. She's admiring a new piece of glass that I've put next to her on my display cupboard at the moment. The woman who sold it to me mentioned that it had been brought in by a woman whose husband hated it. One man's trash .....
I have not yet been able to find out anything about this Mystery Australian (?) Potter Ginni Jones.
That handle mounting reminds me of the teapots of Christopher Dresser for Linthorpe, the silver plated and copper/bronze ones with in the late nineteenth century. His wilting, limp-wristed aesthete as a teapot for Royal Worcester, 1881 is a classic.
Fantasy teapots these days are a phenomenon in themselves:
I know in the US there will be Big Fish, Small Pot V: Fifth international Small Teapot Show and Competition, Pomona, California.
and
Lark Crafts: 500 Teapots, Asheville, NC, USA
In Australia there'll be in Melbourne the Studio @ Flinders Gallery 8th Annual Easter Teapot Exhibition, Flinders, VIC.
Many thanks BELLIN68 and m-man Pop_abides too!
Many thanks MMVE29 & BeauxPurdy too!
Many thanks thriftfan!
Many thanks PhilDavidAlexanderMorris!
Can you expand on the shows I used to do on teapots .....?
Did you do the photographs?
Many thanks Budek!
Aloha kakahiaka ( Aloha `auinala)!
Mahalo Rob!
Did you see scottvez' brooch on CW?
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/45027-quiz-and-show-and-tell-of-sterling-pin
Many thanks thriftfan!
I've never seen such a pot. I would have bought it,.... and no my husband would not have liked it!
Many thanks Budek, scandinavian_pieces and you too whatsit!
good art. yes, fun to share.
Many thanks thejbone13!
Hi Vet mate try asking these people they specialize in modern OA pottery.
http://www.australianpotteryatbemboka.com.au/
Many thanks Hedge 'n Mustangtony too!
Many thanks Manikin!
stunning!
Many thanks SEAN 'n HO2CULTCHA too!
Many thanks GETTHATMONKEYOUTOFME too!
your veryw elcome Kevin!!
Many thanks RADEGRUNDER!
Beautiful piece. It resembles Picasso's pottery. Really nice find.
Many thanks MCHECONI!
Many thanks TOM!
Looks like a sunburst teapot..if you can have such a thing.....fantastic vetraio50.....:-)
Many thanks INKY!
Many thanks AGHCOLLECT !!!!!
Not sure what you meant by the nude woman comment, vetraio, is there a nude woman on this pot somewhere that I missed? Like the styling of it, very Picasso-esque. :)
Many thanks KATHERINESCOLLECTIONS !!!!!
I can't check .... It took the eye of my nephew's ex-girlfriend and I gifted it to her. Unfortunately she died about six months ago and I have no idea what happened to the pot.
Well it seems the mystery is about to come to an end :) this work is one of Virginia's early pieces. Ginni or mum as I call her has come a long way since those days. Still a ceramic artist, although her style has changed some what.
You can find her studio on Facebook, Instagram and http://www.virginiajonesstudio.com.au also the studio is working on an online shop http://www.littlevessels.com.au
Thanks so much SHOLTO JONES !!!!!
Many thanks JENERIC !!!!
Awe, I love this too and wouldn't have been able to resist!
Many thanks SHAREURPASSION !!! !!! !!!
Virginia's work has come along way. Virginia is still making her old style as bespoke work.
The studio is open to the public a few times during the year, all the details are on her new web page.
http://www.littlevessels.com.au
Many thanks SHOLTO JONES !!! !! !!!