Titian Trout F.107 and M4 Leaping Trout

Photo courtesy of the brilliant Marcus from the collection of doll-finz.

I think Ross from the Dynamic Duo of Doll-finz deserves some credit here, he gave me alot of much needed help with my camera, and it's his backdrop and lighting that helped create these images.
Thanks Terry and Ross for letting me take some images of your WICKED!!!! collection.

The subject matter is divine ....
The lighting is perfect...
The grey background is magic ....
The Marcus 'creative eye' is sublime !!!!
Congratulations to you all

Brian Brake kinda stuff

I just found a Titian studio trout with circular swirling water vase. M.4 by the looks , will have to photograph tomorrow. It's quite damaged unfortunately.

Wow you don't see these very often!!!!  Gail Henry has a photo of one of these vases in her book and she says that it has F.105 on the base.
Fantastic Cat and I will be pleased to add it to the Titian Gallery

Edits to add that the seagull is F.105 so further research is required.  I will check out the Titian Pottery blog.
No luck, so I've added it to the Gallery as Titian Leaping Trout.

Cat would it be possible to add a photo of the base and hopefully someone can work out the number. They don't seem to have used the letter M, but you never know as they may have for some reason!

Wow is it an ornament or a vase?

I couldn't find a photo of one on google, so I figured they might be a bit unusual! I'll definitely get a photo of the base as I'm sure it looks nothing like F109, though now I know what it's supposed to be I might be able to make it out, it wasn't particularly clear. - Has Titian Studio in raised print with painters palette/brushes logo also raised. Maybe I should suggest it goes on our shop's charity trade me account, even with the damage, as it seems there might be some interest in it.

I think it's one of those 'really an ornament with something they can call a handle on it to suggest utility ware' type of things like I think the moon/palm tree one is.

Definitely a vase though, opening in the top

What is the damage Cat?
I see a small chip off the top wave and maybe another on the end of the trout.
Yes I agree with you that Trade Me would be the best place for it.

Would it be a jug with little spout? sortof shape..

could be a tiny decorative spout there Kat, but I'm not at work to look at it at the moment.
Ev, damage is chips to tips of fins at least 3 or 4, no cracks though, and I think you might be right about the chip off a bit of the 'spout' at the top.

I see there was one at Jim Drummond's auction at Art & Object in 2009. It has repairs to the fins and sold for $350. The description says that the fish is an incipient handle to allow classification as utility ware therefore attracting reduced sales tax. They call it a jug/vase formed by a circular river eddy.

That's interesting to know! A pity the original owners didn't bother gluing the chipped bits, I suppose that nothing can really be done without the missing bits

Professional restorers like Wrightways would be able to fix it, but it would be costly. I've only ever seen these two.

I took a whole lot of photos today, but I've gone and left my camera at work, so will pick it up tomorrow when I'm down that end of town, but I can report that as far as I can tell, it's definitely M4 on the base, there is definitely a 'spout' though it would be an awkward and heavy jug if you were somehow possessed with the idea to use it as such. There is a chip to the spout which does have an associated (hairline) crack, which I hadn't noticed before, as well as assorted chips to fins and one at the base edge. I gave it a gentle soak and wash and it came up quite nicely though.

Wow even the base mark of Titian Studio artists palette is awesum..

Yes I agree that it is marked M4 Cat and according to Gail Henry the artist palette mark was used from 1958 to 1965, which I've added to the Gallery. Such a shame that it has had a hard life, but fantastic to see it on the site.

A Titian trout with ROTORUA inscribed through the colour under the clear glaze. Has Presley Ware sticker underneath as well as Titian Studios.

Have to say this is possibly my favourite piece.
And very very rare.

They've listed the M4 trout jug http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=949872862

Wow it is just so stunning and has already garnered interest. Fantastic stuff !!