tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880978462637000167.post1730649848410973889..comments2024-02-09T22:51:14.684+13:00Comments on New Zealand Pottery and Crown Lynn with Valerie : Two important Auckland events - Mark Cleverley designerVal Monkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11564133844683942529noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880978462637000167.post-16403236070443429622023-07-31T13:02:33.781+12:002023-07-31T13:02:33.781+12:00That is interesting information and new to me. Th...That is interesting information and new to me. Thanks for posting. Val Monkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564133844683942529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880978462637000167.post-15241201789350434002023-07-31T12:21:17.483+12:002023-07-31T12:21:17.483+12:00When I worked in the General Assembly Library back...When I worked in the General Assembly Library back in the 70s we were able to purchase Bellamy’s mugs from the Bellamy’s bottle store. I still have some tucked away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880978462637000167.post-1652632808767403312016-10-26T09:04:10.434+13:002016-10-26T09:04:10.434+13:00Thanks for that info Michael. I do have ONE Bellam...Thanks for that info Michael. I do have ONE Bellamy's plate in very good condition. I gave a lot of stuff to the Crown Lynn museum recently but I couldn't bear to part with that one.... Val Monkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564133844683942529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880978462637000167.post-12835918173839064752016-10-21T21:22:50.463+13:002016-10-21T21:22:50.463+13:00The 'Crockery of Distinction' brochure sta...The 'Crockery of Distinction' brochure states: <br />Never released on the open market, Crown Lynn’s Bellamy’s dinner ware found its way into the public realm through parliamentary staff taking or being gifted items.Michael Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01355715663605253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880978462637000167.post-14156744367729749422016-10-05T14:16:30.516+13:002016-10-05T14:16:30.516+13:00There are some special dinnerware patterns that I ...There are some special dinnerware patterns that I personally would not use - and of course the vases, animal figurines etc are only for decoration. I have quite a bit of Crown Lynn but i am slowly downsizing as I add to my collection of other NZ commercial pottery. Val Monkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564133844683942529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880978462637000167.post-23139074838629954182016-10-01T22:05:06.762+13:002016-10-01T22:05:06.762+13:00I have just discovered Crown Lynn and your blog! L...I have just discovered Crown Lynn and your blog! Lovely! How much do you own?? I'm a firm in using items- but are there any pieces you'd recommend for decoration only??APBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17127646819496114104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880978462637000167.post-72152264374561154952014-10-05T16:51:05.087+13:002014-10-05T16:51:05.087+13:00Hi Sherri, you are our second correspondent from t...Hi Sherri, you are our second correspondent from the US with comments about Dorothy Thorpe ware. The range with the ball handles was developed for the American market, in a business partnership between Dorothy Thorpe and Crown Lynn. To my knowledge the ball handled ware was not sold widely in New Zealand, most of it was exported. However there are a few avid collectors in NZ, including one person whose aim it is to get the entire range - all shapes, in all patterns! I imagine there are other collectors in the US but I guess this ware would be pretty difficult to find - yours is a large country and Crown Lynn's output was not huge. I love Laguna, well done for spotting it! From memory there are two posts on this blog about Dorothy Thorpe - I guess you have found them. If you post another comment with your email address I can send you some more information - I won't publish it course. Kind regards<br />Val Val Monkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564133844683942529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880978462637000167.post-16039363422645809292014-10-03T08:58:55.547+13:002014-10-03T08:58:55.547+13:00Hi there! I came across your blog as I was researc...Hi there! I came across your blog as I was researching some Crown Lynn Pottery I found in a thrift store in the US. It turns out I brought home four teacups, a sugar bowl, and a milk jug in the Dorothy Thorpe Laguna pattern (the ones with the ball handles). I was wondering if you know if these pieces are primarily collected in New Zealand, or are they collected worldwide? I had never heard of them until I can across these pieces...the ball handles were so cute, I just had to bring them home. :-)Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022349107054683843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880978462637000167.post-81677884538063582422014-09-03T17:12:26.065+12:002014-09-03T17:12:26.065+12:00And yes, I will try to remember to ask him about A...And yes, I will try to remember to ask him about Athena. There are of course 'trends' with various potteries picking up the same themes, but there was also some copying. They do look very similar. Val Monkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564133844683942529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880978462637000167.post-26604465298560656802014-09-03T17:10:29.111+12:002014-09-03T17:10:29.111+12:00I am so glad your daughter likes Echo. I do too. A...I am so glad your daughter likes Echo. I do too. And yes the Dorothy Thorpe/Crown Lynn story is interesting.. Pine was actually developed by David Jenkin but it accidentally got Mark Cleverley's name on it! Palm Springs is by Mark, but he designed it before he started working at CL. Yes indeed, I hope Mark tells us more at the Going West talk. Val Monkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564133844683942529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880978462637000167.post-37910942715071447342014-09-03T09:41:26.591+12:002014-09-03T09:41:26.591+12:00Gee I wish I was in Auckland to hear Mark speak an...Gee I wish I was in Auckland to hear Mark speak and see the exhibition. It would be great to know the full story behind the appearance of his name along with the Dorothy Thorpe mark on 'Pine' d 487.The Echo plates I've collected are my 14 year old daughter's favourite and inspire her to produce beautiful meals on them. I'm still picking up Apollo pieces at our local Re-Cycle store. There does seem to be quite a range of production quality with Apollo. Some very good but some very shoddy. Another question for Mark is whether he bounced off Johnson Bros' Athena - a nice brother/sister link there. Lady Mondegreen's Secret Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638813551209321151noreply@blogger.com