Bernard Leach (1887-1979)
A St. Ives studio pottery dish with pale celadon glaze, circa 1965, decorated in low relief with a leaping deer within a concentric double circle,
St. Ives mark and 'BL' potters seal,
19.2cm diameter

Condition Report

In a good condition with no cracks, chips, damages or restorations.

There is a large glaze fault visible at 3 o'clock, just to the right-hand side of the deer - this fault measures approximately 1cm high x 0.5cm wide and there is a smaller subsidiary glaze fault just below it. Near this point, there are also a number of short scratches through the surface glaze. Elsewhere, there are also a few further small glaze faults speckled variously throughout the front of the dish, but none of which are disfiguring.

There is also one further area of slight scratching just above the deer's antlers, that are only really noticeable when holding the dish at a tilted angle and into the light.

To the reverse, there is a minute fleabite to the foot rim's edge and UV light examination shows invisible ink denoting a previous owner's postcode and surname.

Further images of the items described have been uploaded to the website.

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