This is a massive and very heavy lidded stoneware pot by the British ceramic artist, David Lloyd Jones. It is certainly a very substantial piece of late 20th century British Studio Pottery.
It is marked with his impressed: DL mark, as photographed.
The glaze on the pot is thick treacle-like glaze with mottled green, brown and blue colours in the glaze. It is really large coming in at 13 3/4 inches in height. It is certainly a "beast" of a pot - and it must have used up a lot of the kiln space to fire this. It is listed at a fair price for such a large statement piece.
I love the two little lug handles on each side. They are completely out of proportion of the size of the body of the pot - and are decorative features rather than functional items.
The lid is thick and heavy with a raised knop in the center - this knop of not sealed - but has an aperture in the middle. This suggest that the function of this was designed as a bread pot or perhaps a storage pot for grains. It is very rustic in design - and would make a large statement piece in a country cottage. You could also put the lid aside and use this pot as a planter for an exotic house plant.
Due to its size and weight - it might cost a little more to post in the UK. I am charging the postage here at about £25 - if I can post it for less - then I will be more than happy to refund any overpayments on this.
BIOGRAPHY: David Lloyd Jones studied at the Guildford School of Art in the early 1950s. He concentrated on production sculpture – but also was taught some pottery by Helen Pincombe. This made him long to pursue an artistic career in ceramics. However, this vision was some time off as he spent the next 10 years working in a cinema in York which belonged to his father-in-law. It was not until 1962 when he was aged 34 that he was financially secure and able to take up potting full time. He had a pottery at Fulford on the outskirts of York. He started off producing a more simple range of domestic wares to help pay the bills. He also produced much finer works (in particular teapots and large chargers) which was of more exceptional quality and were included in exhibitions.
His reputation grew and he was eventually elected a member of The Craft Potter’s Association in the early 1970s. He was a member for many years and served as the Chairman in the early 1980s. His earlier work has his name impressed – my large pot has a later mark for the potter – his LJ initials.