This is a lovely (and unique!) cup and saucer by the British ceramic artist, David Lloyd Jones. It has the same colour and speckled decoration as on the teapot that I also have listed on my website. I have a few wee pieces by him listed on my site - plus one monumental lidded pot.
This cup and saucer set is of a traditional shape. Neither piece has a Jones mark on it. The attriubtion is based on them being made at the same time - with same glaze and decoration as the wee teapot. All the same, they are earlier pieces, probably dates to the late 1960s / 1970s.
Each piece is hand-thrown with an attractive rich chocolate / rust coloured glaze. There are little cream coloured slipware elongated dots on the side of the cup (all around), and on the saucer, as photographed. Both pieces are in excellent condition with no damages.
Dimensions: The cup is 3 inches (7.5 cm) in height. The diameter is 3 1/4 inches (8.3 cm). The saucer has a diameter of 4 3/4 inches (14.8 cm).
The pair will be sent to you with Royal Mail Tracked (Small Parcel). This will be applied to your order at the checkout. Other pieces will have a capped postage price as for one item. Any overpayments would be refunded.
BIOGRAPHY: David Lloyd Jones studied at the Guildford School of Art in the early 1950s. He was a self taught potter, inspired by the potters he saw in India whilst in the army in the 1940s, and by potters of the time such as Bernard Leach.
He initially 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 work is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and in the Crafts Council.