Bill Ismay
Bill Ismay, was the most important collector of studio pottery in the UK during the second half of the 20th century. His collection of over 3600 pots and the supporting archive of around 10,000 items is the cornerstone of the … Continued
Ceramics from the Trevor Coldrey Collection
Trevor Coldrey has collected studio ceramics for over 40 years but it has become necessary to downsize recently. This is due to moving from the original Harlequin Gallery site to a flat a short distance away. The move took place … Continued
Summer 2018 Exhibition at the Harlequin Gallery
Friday 27th July sees the start of the Harlequin Gallery Summer 2018 mixed exhibition, with a wide selection of both British and Japanese studio ceramics, together with the odd piece from elsewhere. In the last two years I have been … Continued
Jane Cairns: The Royal Iris connection
A few miles from the Harlequin Gallery moored on the Thames is the sad sight of the former Mersey Ferry boat, the Royal Iris. A boat that was decommissioned in the early 1990s due to rising repair costs. The Royal … Continued
Deirdre Burnett – South London potter
It gives me great pleasure to include a few pieces of work by Deirdre Burnett in my exhibition that begins on 27th April 2017. Since showing with me back in 2008, Deirdre hasn’t really produced very much work and it … Continued
Ursula Mommens – memories 7 years on
The potter, Ursula Mommens, who died at the age of 101 seven years ago today, was without doubt one of the most fascinating people that I have had the privilege to meet and get to know. Born in Cambridge in … Continued
Poh Chap Yeap – England’s Chinese Potter
Poh Chap Yeap was commercially active as a potter for little over ten years in the 1970s/1980s when he was regarded as a major force in the studio pottery world. Yeap was born the son of a Chinese family in … Continued