Titian Studio Pottery Blog

 Why would you call a vase a jug with no spout? Titian Studio Sun Jug - copyright Philip Moll The first time I saw a Sun Jug it was perched on a dusty pelmet in a friend's lounge. Even with the dust I appreciated its colours and design. A green and brown glazed palm tree frames the bright yellow sun as it makes its descent into the ocean's indigo horizon. One of the five fronds, separated away from the main body, gives the impression of delicate handle.  Surprisingly , there is no corresponding spout. But let's go back. Where did this palm tree sun vase, errr.... jug originate from? Sherwood Pottery Moon Jug Back in the Sherwood Pottery era (Approx. 1949 - 1953) Cameron Brown designed and made the mould for the original Moon Jug. As we've seen with other early Sherwood pieces, they weren't all given an identifying mark on the base. The base on this original moon version has the firing ring around the edge. Sherwood Pottery Moon Jug (base) The disk-shaped moon is gl...

 How many Jugs do you have? Titian Studio Gurgle Jug - Iridescent Orange The Gurgle Jug came in four magically  iridescent  glazes; orange, pink, purple and crimson. They were made at Takanini, and again at Drury under the Aquila brand name. Not all jugs are created equal.... or plain. Titian Studio produced a huge range of variously shaped jugs including, milk jugs, Egyptian styled jugs, vases called jugs, Toby jugs and purely decorative jugs. They were glazed in various colours, specialist glazes, white, or had transfers* (in-house) or decals (imported) attached. PJ.100 - Paramount Jug  (Lemon Lace glaze) ex Manos Sourris collection The Browns sold their products to wholesalers including G.R. Newgoods, (Ross) Presley Products and Paramount Trading, but also to big chain stores such as Farmers Trading Coy. The Paramount Jugs are coded PJ.100 & PJ.101.  PJ.101 - Paramount Jug (Black Lace) The PJ.100 jug above has a slip cast pink body with the outside glaze...

 What did you buy? Danny and I recently joined the Auckland Bottle Club, which meets on the first Monday of the month. I love it! When I was a kid, I used to collect bottles. My father converted the old playhouse into a 'bottle house' with shelves lining the walls. I was under age to buy my own bottles but neighbours and family friends kindly offered me their empties. I had some stunners including an imitation copper Pasha Turkish coffee liqueur bottle, a Chianti bottle with rattan around the base, a giant green glass Cook's Chasseur bottle and a brown glass Ti Toki bottle, but the miniatures were my favourites. I still see the littlies in antique and second-hand shops and have a look to see if I recognise any. My bottles are well gone and so is the play-house after being moved around to different family members. I love seeing the different bottle shapes and finding out about their history. So, when I found out the 46th National Antique Bottle and Collector's Fair was g...