Alan Caiger-Smith (1930 –2020) was a British ceramicist, studio potter and writer on pottery. He was one of the leading figures in the British studio pottery movement in the mid-20th century, and was particularly known for his work with lustreware.

He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but his family moved to England when he was a child. He studied at the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts and read history at King's College, Cambridge. After graduating from Cambridge, Caiger-Smith trained in pottery at the Central School of Art & Design under Dora Billington.

In 1955, Alan Caiger-Smith founded the Aldermaston Pottery in Berkshire, England. The pottery was a cooperative workshop of about seven potters making functional domestic ware and tiles, as well as individual commissions and one-off pots. Caiger-Smith was the leading figure at the pottery, and he developed a number of more...

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An exceptional Alan Caiger Smith table bowl, flattened form…

Abstract Painted Table Bowl by Alan Caiger Smith

An exceptional Alan Caiger Smith table bowl, flattened form raised on circular foot. The interior and exterior both with abstract painted designs over ivory ground. Signed and label affixed to base, height 11 cm, depth 38 cm

Alan Caiger-Smith (UK), bowl, 1981. Diameter 28 x 8 cm deep. A.…

Alan Caiger-Smith Lustre Bowl

Alan Caiger-Smith (UK), bowl, 1981. Diameter 28 x 8 cm deep. A.B.: 'Both Alan Caiger-Smith and Alan Peascod (Australia) (lot 172), introduced 'lustre' to New Zealand, as guest artists to our national conferences in the 1970s and '80s. Owen (Mapp) made…