Designer
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George
Guccione
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Maker
|
George
Guccione
|
Marks
|
Incised
“Geo” to base
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Material
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Clay
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Description
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Wheel thrown bowl with unglazed foot
ring. Light green glaze to interior
and exterior with black oxide colour to rim and lip. Angled closed end handle to exterior with
small hole to closed end.
|
Condition
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Good
|
Number
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No number
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Production Date
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Late
1970s/early 1980s
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Width at rim
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130mm
|
Width at Base
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73mm
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Depth
|
50mm
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Length (with handle)
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168mm
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Weight
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295gm
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Volume
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375ml
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Acquisition
|
Purchase
Murray
Bridge second hand shop
29 April
2014.
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Rameking Reference Number
|
GEO
001-006
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How these came to
Australia or when is anybody's guess. They appear to have been made
by George Guccione who began as a potter in 1968 and is still working
from his home studio Georamics in Mission Viejo, Orange County
California USA at the Geo Guccione Pottery. Even though he has been
a potter for over 45 years, he has had a variety of other jobs during
that time. He has a BA from Long Beach State (1966) and an MA from
Whittier College (1972). As well as a potter, he has been a
bartender (who hasn't), ATM technician, collection agent (not an easy
job) announcer and ceramics instructor.
George hand throws and
makes all his output and his motto is “One of a kind made one at a
time.” His work is all stoneware and porcelain and hand thrown.
His work fits in well with my philosophy of collecting functional
pieces as George makes only food related products, being for cooking,
serving, eating and drinking. Although he will do commissions. His
work is microwave safe, but these appear to be earlier pieces and I
won't have them anywhere near a microwave.
Short of a trip to the good old US of
A, his output can be found for sale on E-Bay and Etsy.