Great Yarmouth Pottery - Tankards
 

Great Yarmouth quay and the fishing industry
The handmade ceramic jug is a commissioned piece and features Great Yarmouth quay and the fishing industry. Ernie does most subjects but his love of the sea is his favourite. Painted in cobolt blue and are all strictly limited editions we only make approx 6 per year .We have at the moment 2 in our gift shop with similar scene's on.

Lord Nelson 2005 Battle of Trafalgar
Tankard much sort after only a few remaining strictly limited to 500 pieces all with certification and carved in limited number .The design on the front is of Lord Nelson head and shoulders carved in relief the colour is cobolt blue ,the handle a one off in design has a 22gilded victory bell hanging from the yard arm. The reverse a lithographic print (drawing by Ernie fired into the glaze) the base has a few words and the limited number carved in certificate of authenticity accompanies every piece.

 


Joe Crowfoot
Joe Crowfoot artist, musician a man of many talents Joe paints mainly with acrylic's but doe's use others mediums as well, his range of subjects is endless his love of the sea is in his blood and most of his work covers all different aspects of travel eg trains planes etc. This tankard of Joe is strictly limited to 200 only glazed in brown rockingham the front depicts a 3D image of Joe at his easel painting a view of a cottage with the scene in the distance on the reverse side a 22c gilded frame with an original of a tractor in the fields ploughing the handle a one off in design is a pallet with the brushes leaning up against it with the oils on ready to use. The lithographs are all produced by Ernie at the potteries the base on this tankard shows an actual photograph of Joe and his son John on stage at the Maritime Festival performing sea shanties to the 1000's who attend Joe plays several instruments and writes a lot of his own material.

Cost £32.95 plus postage and packing.

 
Treasure Island Long John Silver - Classic books series
The first in a set the first tankard has John Silver carved in relief on the front in a scarlet coloured coat trimmed with 22c gold the handle pertrudes from the side were a pub sign is hanging with a litho of the Admiral Benbow Inn the back of the sign an old sea dog(nik nam for a seaman) the reverse a Treasure map in sepia colour .glazed in rockingham (brown) limited to only 200 carved in on base the certificate of authenticity accompanies each piece. the second in this series is Dick Turpin witch you can order the same number to make a series
 

Dick Turpin
Dick Turpin the highway man made into a novel and film although a real life character in both book and film he's made to be a charming robber ,far removed the from real person. This tankard is hand carved in relief with Turpin on the front with his two pistols ready to hold up the next coach , also the hangman's noose in the distance how he met his end .The tankard is fired in Rockingham glaze(brown). On the reverse shows a wanted poster dead or alive ,the base has a few words about him and the limited number engraved on certificate of authenticity accompanies the tankard limited to 200 0nly price

£32.95 plus postage and packing.

 

Tankards Wymondham Abbey
This tankard features the Abbey in carved relief on the front on the handle is a figure of an angel as featured inside the alter area. On the reverse an arched niche holds a small replica hand carved and gilded in 22c gold of the figure of Christ, these are glazed In Rockingham ( brown ) .The base has a figured gargoyle inset and the strictly limited number on each one carved in only 250 will be made then all moulds are smashed a certificate of authenticity comes with each piece .

Cost £32.95 each plus postage and packing.

 

Tankard no 2 Sir Winston Churchill
This tankard celebrates the life of Churchill the 50th anniversary of his death
The portrait carved in on the front is Churchill during the 2nd world war years around the middle of the tankard are coloured lithographic prints (original photographs) made at the potteries and fired into the glaze. The special handle on this is unique a Churchill cigar in shape and colour, wording on the base and strictly limited number carved with certificate of authenticity accompany the tankard .price

£32.95 plus postage and packing.

 
Other tankards will be for sale on this web page, some older ones which we will only have a few left and
ome royalty and special releases we will update every few days on a first come first sold Basis.
 
Great Yarmouth Pottery ~ 17-19 Trinity Place, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 3HA, United Kingdom ~ Ph 01493 850585