Alan James Blue Glazed Pottery Vase with Gumnuts and Leaves
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Alan James blue glazed pottery vase with applied gumnuts, leaves and branch handles, incised 'Alan James, 1933'. Rare. 11 cm high, 17 cm wide. Alan James started work at the P.P.P. (Premier Pottery Preston) factory in Oakover Road sometime in 1932. Under the tutelage of David Dee he excelled, quickly becoming one the fastest and most proficient wheel throwers in the business. He worked closely alongside and was influenced by both Margaret Kerr and Castle Harris. James involved himself in nearly all aspects of the factory and was one of the driving forces behind the factory's most notable and successful ranges including Pamela and Remued wares. Despite James' huge output very few signed examples of his work have come to light. Illustrated in 'Australian Art Pottery 1900-1950', by Fahy, Freeland, free and Simpson [casuarina press, Syd. 2004], plate 198.
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- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
- Casuarina - Casuarina, is also known as beefwood (because of its appearance) she-oak, swamp oak, river oak, forest oak and Botany Bay wood. It is a native Australian hardwood, red brown in colour with dark flecks.
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