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Uriah Clark & Nephew Dicker Pottery Sussex Harvest
Scarce & Important
Uriah Clark & Nephew
Dicker Pottery
Sussex Harvest Bottle
with Provenance
Dated 1911
(although references state that Uriah Clark & Nephew wasn't officially formed until 1912)
This is an original, authentic reproduction of the Ware made at the Potteries in Dicker during the early 19th century. Probably made by Benjamin William Henry Bridges who joined the pottery from the closed Boship Pottery.
This Harvest bottle comes with a copy of a hand written letter by Harry Davey giving information regarding the bottle.
Letter Translated:
Sussex Harvest bottle.
In 1911 I was staying with the late Charles Dawson of Lewes, the well known Sussex antiquarian & collector of Sussex Iron. (He was soon to become world famous as the finder of the Piltdown Skull (Anthropos Dawsonii).
Mr Uriah Clark had recently acquired the Dicker Potteries & he had invited Dawson to come over sometime as he thought it might interest him. So I having a car drove him over. The pottery had been working at Dicker for hundreds of years & they were producing the same articles they had always made & in the exactly the same way with Heath Robinson machinery.
Not only that but that many men were working there then bore the same names as those employed there a 100 years earlier. Mr ……….. produced old pay books.
Chimney pots, pantiles, bread baskets, land drains and harvest bottles & other ?????????????????
He asked us to accept a souvenir of our visit & suggested to me that he would be pleased to make me a harvest bottle with my name on it.
He said he was thinking of making these reproductions for sale. Evidently they didn’t appeal to the tripper so instead in due course some dreadful stuff called Dickerware was produced and sold like hot cakes in the bric a brac shop & Ye Olde Tea Rooms.
The cork was made by Charles Dawson.
There is obviously confusion here on the part of Harry Davey as although the company was named Uriah Clark & Nephew, Uriah Clark died in 1903 and it was his Nephew, Abel Clark running the business at this time.
Apologies to any collectors of Dickerware but Harry Davey obviously didn't like the mass produced stuff
The writing on the bottle reads:
HARRY DAVEY
28th OCTOBER
1911
Good luck to the Fleece
The plough and the flail
May Taxes grow less
And Tenants ne'er fail
The Harvest Bottle measures approx 8" (200 mm) tall
7" (180 mm) diameter
No signs of any chips, cracks or restoration Please contact me if you require any additional images or information regarding this item.
The cost for postage & packaging is available once your location is known.
If you are looking for any similar items that I don't have listed for sale, please let me know and I can attempt source any of these items for you.
SellerJohn Austin Antiques
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By appointment only
Staplehurst
Kent
Tel : 07794455512
Non UK callers : +44 7794455512
Uriah Clark & Nephew
Dicker Pottery
Sussex Harvest Bottle
with Provenance
Dated 1911
(although references state that Uriah Clark & Nephew wasn't officially formed until 1912)
This is an original, authentic reproduction of the Ware made at the Potteries in Dicker during the early 19th century. Probably made by Benjamin William Henry Bridges who joined the pottery from the closed Boship Pottery.
This Harvest bottle comes with a copy of a hand written letter by Harry Davey giving information regarding the bottle.
Letter Translated:
Sussex Harvest bottle.
In 1911 I was staying with the late Charles Dawson of Lewes, the well known Sussex antiquarian & collector of Sussex Iron. (He was soon to become world famous as the finder of the Piltdown Skull (Anthropos Dawsonii).
Mr Uriah Clark had recently acquired the Dicker Potteries & he had invited Dawson to come over sometime as he thought it might interest him. So I having a car drove him over. The pottery had been working at Dicker for hundreds of years & they were producing the same articles they had always made & in the exactly the same way with Heath Robinson machinery.
Not only that but that many men were working there then bore the same names as those employed there a 100 years earlier. Mr ……….. produced old pay books.
Chimney pots, pantiles, bread baskets, land drains and harvest bottles & other ?????????????????
He asked us to accept a souvenir of our visit & suggested to me that he would be pleased to make me a harvest bottle with my name on it.
He said he was thinking of making these reproductions for sale. Evidently they didn’t appeal to the tripper so instead in due course some dreadful stuff called Dickerware was produced and sold like hot cakes in the bric a brac shop & Ye Olde Tea Rooms.
The cork was made by Charles Dawson.
There is obviously confusion here on the part of Harry Davey as although the company was named Uriah Clark & Nephew, Uriah Clark died in 1903 and it was his Nephew, Abel Clark running the business at this time.
Apologies to any collectors of Dickerware but Harry Davey obviously didn't like the mass produced stuff
The writing on the bottle reads:
HARRY DAVEY
28th OCTOBER
1911
Good luck to the Fleece
The plough and the flail
May Taxes grow less
And Tenants ne'er fail
The Harvest Bottle measures approx 8" (200 mm) tall
7" (180 mm) diameter
No signs of any chips, cracks or restoration Please contact me if you require any additional images or information regarding this item.
The cost for postage & packaging is available once your location is known.
If you are looking for any similar items that I don't have listed for sale, please let me know and I can attempt source any of these items for you.
Price The price has been listed in British Pounds.
Conversion rates as of 11/APR/2024. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
Always confirm final price with dealer. Reasonable offers will be considered for this item
DimensionsThe Harvest Bottle measures approx 8" (200 mm) tall
7" (180 mm) diameter
Date 1911
1910s Antiques Material Ceramic
Origin English
Maker Dickerware
Condition No sign of any chips, cracks or restoration
Item code as836a182 / 20818
Status Sold
£495.00 
$619.74 
€578.90 
$
€
Conversion rates as of 11/APR/2024. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
Always confirm final price with dealer. Reasonable offers will be considered for this item
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Combined Postage
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Combined Postage
I'm happy to combine postage & packaging for multiple purchases, IF it doesn’t risk damage to any item. As postage costs are based upon package weight and value, I would need to re-evaluate the total charge.
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If the reason for your return is due to breakage/damage in transit, please take photos of the product in its original packaging and email these to me at antiquesjohn1@gmail.com as I will require these to make a compensation claim from the postal service used.
Thank you for your understanding and acceptance of my terms.
If the reason for your return is due to breakage/damage in transit, please take photos of the product in its original packaging and email these to me at antiquesjohn1@gmail.com as I will require these to make a compensation claim from the postal service used.
Thank you for your understanding and acceptance of my terms.
View all stock from
John Austin Antiques
Private dealerBy appointment only
Staplehurst
Kent
Tel : 07794455512
Non UK callers : +44 7794455512
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