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Dennis Chinaworks


Tumbling Blocks

Tumbling Blocks Cube
Limited Edition of 10
Height: 15cm
Price: £1,188

Founded in 1993 by Sally and Richard Dennis, the Dennis Chinaworks pottery is run from the converted stables of a Victorian Gothic rectory in Somerset, England.

The pots are thrown and turned on the wheel. Colour is spun on the leather hard earthenware and decorated by incising and slip-trailing the designs. Further colour is added using underglazes and natural oxides, then the pots are finished with a clear glaze. From beginning to end each pot is the work of a single Decorator. Their signature joins the number, company name, date and throwers mark on the base.

Although influenced by many sources, the designs are distinctly Sally Tuffin, reflecting her love of the late 19th, early 20th century Arts & Crafts movement.