an early modernist vase by dennis townsend every reef point on the

every reef point on the sails

Cobb served as 1st Lieutenant on the north atlantic convoys during the early 1940's

in 1946 David Cobb moved to newlyn

weaving and jewellry made him the doyen of artist craftsmen working in the area

founded in 1920 by bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada

an early modernist vase by dennis townsend every reef point on thea very early modernist vase by dennis townsend. a very early modernist vase by dennis townsend ( b. 1933 ) one of the most respected rye potters. signed and dated on the base 1949. dennis townsend was first apprenticed to rye pottery in 1947, on completion of his training he left to fullfill his national service obligation. dennis returned to rye pottery only to find limited work due to an over supply of qualified potters, so he left to form iden