Studio Pottery Large Bowl by John Solly, Maidstone.

Studio Pottery Large Bowl by John Solly, Maidstone.

Clear ‘John Solly, Maidstone, Kent’ impressed mark to base.

Stands 3.5 inches tall x 11.5 inches diameter.

Red earthenware bowl, unglazed.

Offered in stunning, undamaged condition.

John Solly was born in 1928 in Maidstone, Kent. It was there at the age of 25 that he set up his pottery at London Road.

He studied at Maidstone School of Art and the Central School of Art in London, he worked at Rye Pottery with Jack and Wally Cole and also at Winchcombe with Ray Finch.

He made domestic wares in earthenware at Maidstone for thirty-three years, and then moved to Peasmarsh in Sussex.

He taught at the Mid-Kent Adult Education Centre and lectured around the world. John died in July, 2004.

Several of his pieces are exhibited in the Victoria & Albert museum.

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