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Campbell's Pottery. John Campbell was born in 1857 in New Zealand and moved to Victoria with his family as a child. He became an apprentice at Bendigo pottery and his newly learned potters skills were rewarded by winning medals in the 1879-80 Melbourne Juvenile Intercolonial Exhibition for his exhibits - a stoneware fountain, a whisky still worm and two terracotta fire grate backs.
At around age 23 he moved to Tasmania and in 1881 in partnership with his father in law, bought Alfred Cornwell’s 'Victorian and Tasmanian Potteries Launceston pottery works. In the 1891-2 Tasmanian Exhibition in their home town of Launceston, Campbell’s exhibited a range of pots and urns, vases, teapots, cheese dishes with covers, jars, bottles and Toby jugs.
Pipe and brick manufacture was the largest part of the Campbell business, but John Campbell's own interest were the hand-thrown decorative items that they manufactured.
John Campbell died in 19129 and the business was taken over by his eldest son, Colin who continued the business. After his death in 1956 the business continued. more...
At around age 23 he moved to Tasmania and in 1881 in partnership with his father in law, bought Alfred Cornwell’s 'Victorian and Tasmanian Potteries Launceston pottery works. In the 1891-2 Tasmanian Exhibition in their home town of Launceston, Campbell’s exhibited a range of pots and urns, vases, teapots, cheese dishes with covers, jars, bottles and Toby jugs.
Pipe and brick manufacture was the largest part of the Campbell business, but John Campbell's own interest were the hand-thrown decorative items that they manufactured.
John Campbell died in 19129 and the business was taken over by his eldest son, Colin who continued the business. After his death in 1956 the business continued. more...
35 item(s) found:
Two John Campbell pottery squat vases, launceston Tasmania, mid 1930?s, wheel thrown, drip glaze colours, signature to base, one dated 1934. Height 12.2 cm and 10 cm
A very rare John Campbell glazed water Filter, circa 1880's, double handled and coggle decorated and bearing the early Campbell Potters stamp 'John Campbell Manufacturer Launceston'. Height 49 cm, condition restored
John Campbell green, blue and brown glaze Lipped bowl. Height 7.5 cm
A John Campbell majolica pottery jardininere Australian, circa 1900, 20 x 23 cm. Height 20 cm. Diameter 23 cm . Provenance: Private collection, Tasmania
John Campbell brown and yellow glaze ashtray
John Campbell two baskets blue and yellow flambe glaze, each incised John Campbell Tasmania, heights 14 cm, 12 cm
John Campbell, three green glazed, square shaped pottery flower troughs. Width 24 cm
John Campbell pottery, a lovely example of a two handled pot in typical Campbell green mottled glaze, signed to base 'John Campbell, 1935, Tasmania', 15 cm, in superb condition
A John Campbell yellow bed slipper, stamped with very rare 'Z' shaped Campbell stamp 13.5 x 34 x 19 cm
A John Campbell pair of yellow single handled ramekins signed 4.5 x 10.5 x 15 cm
A John Campbell unique painted terracotta hand decorated garden pot signed 16.5 x 15 cm rare 'John Campbell Manufacturer Sandhill Launceston' stamp.
A John Campbell large blue and white camellia float bowl signed 7 x 31.5 cm
A pair of yellow / cream dripping pots 13.5 x 16 cm attributed to John Campbell
A John Campbell pair of pink candlesticks signed 5 x 10.5 cm
A John Campbell yellow and red float bowl signed 4.5 x 23 cm
A large green float bowl and centre frog, unsigned attributed to John Campbell 5.5 x 35 cm
A cream and green foot warmer with original black screw in lid, unsigned attributed to John Campbell 15 x 29.5 x 15 cm
A John Campbell terracotta ashtray featuring 'Entally National House' inside signed 2.5 x 12 cm
A caramel and white heart shaped ashtray with koala on a tree branch decoration 5.5 x 11 x 11.5 cm attributed to John Campbell
A pair of red John Campbell bookends with tree trunk decoration signed 12 x 11 x 9 cm
A brown John Campbell lidded casserole dish (tureen) signed 13.5 x 22.5 cm
A John Campbell terracotta cylindrical umbrella stand 52 x 30 cm, decorated with birds and ferns 52 cm high, 30 cm diameter
A selection of glazed and unglazed pottery marbles in varying sizes, total of 90 marbles, attributed to John Campbell and H. McHugh Varying sizes from .8 cm to 2 cm in diameter. No markings, Tasmanian origin.
A John Campbell blue tankard style mug signed 12.5 x 8 cm, accompanied by: b) A John Campbell blue lamp base with period brass fitting, c1932 17.5 cm high, 14.5 cm diameter body, c) A John Campbell blue bowl, signed, c1932 13.5 cm diameter, 5 cm high.…
A green and brown tree trunk with koala's table lamp with period shade marked to base 'O.B. 3/11/48', 24 x 9 cm, accompanied by: b) A Green drinking vessel with gumnut and gumleaf decoration, marked to base O.B. 3/11/48.…
An R. J. Campbell blue, green, yellow and maroon 'Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread' plate, extremely rare 1932 Campbell, R J signed R J Campbell, (Rupert John) and signed in maroon glaze to rear also R J C 1932 32.5 x 26.5 cm
A brown Kelpie dog standing on a green plinth base 17.5 x 42 x 18.5 cm Attributed to John Campbell. Salt Glaze Press. Only known example. Illustrated: Australian Pottery: The First 100 Years - G Ford 1995, p 167.
A caramel and green Kelpie dog doorstop on plinth 24 x 16.5 cm, unsigned. Attributed to John Campbell
A pair of red John Campbell bookends with tree trunk decoration signed 12 x 11 x 9 cm
A John Campbell green crucifix form flower holder signed 42.5 x 29.5 x 8.5 cm
A rare John Campbell green and brown frog signed 10 x 11.5 x 9 cm
John Campbell Australian pottery posy ring, multi coloured drip glaze yellow/cream/blue/tan, signed to base