planters and troughs - Campbell, John, ceramics
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...
20 item(s) found:
John Campbell, Tasmania plant trough and frog
Australian pottery trough with associated frog, John Campbell, Tasmania
John Campbell trench vase, circa 1930, the rectangular planter decorated in a green glaze. Height 9 cm. Length 20 cm. Depth 9.5 cm
Unusual John Campbell planter, modelled with flowers
John Campbell trough planter Dove design on four squat legs with Frog Insert signed to base 'John Campbell Tasmania Mb' (under glaze chips) 45 x 19 cm
John Campbell box planter with twin handles blue drip glaze signed to base 'John Campbell Tas' 37 x 13 cm
A brown, white and red Letter box brick, unsigned attributed to John Campbell c1935 16 x 22 x 7 cm, accompanied by: b) a John Campbell green and orange planter, signed. C1933, 25.5 cm long. Height 9 cm. Width 11 cm.
A John Campbell green and white streaked large planter signed 13 x 36.5 x 13 cm rare 'John Campbell Manufacturer Sandhill Launceston' stamp.
A) a John Campbell green Deco planter with figure '7' style handles signed 9.5 x 37 x 10.5 cm
A John Campbell red and white ovoid planter with boat and oars decoration signed 12.5 x 29 x 12.5 cm
A John Campbell green ovoid planter with Premier pattern floral decoration signed 10.5 x 28 x 13 cm
A John Campbell brown, caramel and pink planter with floral decoration and applied handles at ends signed 10.5 x 34 x 12.5 cm
A large John Campbell green planter signed 13.5 x 37 x 13 cm
A John Campbell green oval planter with Premier pattern floral decoration and moulded link handles to ends signed 17 x 44 x 18 cm
John Campbell, Tasmania, a rectangular earthenware planter, moulded with Australian flora, yellow and green glaze, incised John Campbell, Launceston, Tasmania, 42 cm wide
A large John Campbell oval blue, brown, red and green planter with Premier floral decoration and superb colouring signed 17.5 x 42 x 18.5 cm
Pink glazed John Campbell planter, made in Tasmania
John Campbell green glazed pottery trough with finches and incised decorations