Pottery & porcelain · a closer look

Bernard Leach mark: BL, c. 1949

Bernard Leach mark, c. 1949

nancegalleries.com

Mark details

Maker
Bernard Leach →
Period
c. 1949
Wording
BL
Appearance
Broad iron-brown freehand initials with a tall rising stroke and sweeping curved foot.
Type
painted
Material
stoneware
Place
St Ives, Cornwall, England

Dating cue

Painted signature instead of an impressed seal. Handwritten BL layouts vary; the pictured bowl is attributed c.1949.

All Bernard Leach marks →