Barry Ball

This was made in his early high fired stoneware days and it still gets used often.



and his mark..

Barry Ball also turned his hand to running a successful commercial pottery under the name of '1280 Pottery'
The ware was beautifully transformed by 'Asian' artists who decorated the work and gave it an exquisite Asian look that I highly admire. I have a few pieces and must take some pics to share.

Pics of 1280 Pottery that I have.... I always want to buy more when I see it...

A pin dish....


A bowl...


The sticker says: Hand Made in NZ 1280 Pottery.. there are no marks on the base.
but the decoration is the distinctive mark as far as I'm concerned.
I'm trying to recall where the Asian women came from who did this wonderful decorating...?
Perhaps Thailand.... but I cant be sure.

I couldn't resist getting this Barry Ball salt pig from way back yonder!
It still has the little salt spoon in it

This has to be the prettiest design that I have seen!
I recollect that Indonesian ladies did this wonderful artwork.

Another lovely decorated piece, this one has a hole in the base so that it can be hung ....
Photo courtesy of dollcrown.

They really are beautiful, thanks for telling us about them Ev, I recognised it straight away when I saw it. Unmarked on back but looks initialled bottom left.

I saw a great Barry Ball large mug or tankard the other day, quite similar in style to that jug of yours, ev, with it's lovely 'channeled' lip, however it had been broken (several large shards) and glued at the top, so I decided against paying $6 for it.

I find it appalling that anyone would charge for glued up pottery.
Mind you I have the odd bit that I got from Trademe with a 'minor repair' that has been glued together .... my own fault for not asking for more info.

Price has been marked down since I saw it the other day, but am still not paying for it, but did get a photo!



I really do like it and was so disappointed at the damage, today I see the handle had been glued as well, not just the rim.

What a great piece ...... and I can't see any glue from here
Thanks for taking it's photo and sharing it with us

17cmh unmarked but had this lable inside..

How fantastic to see that label Kat. That's the first vase I've seen from the 1280 range ...

$4 too!...I have 2 pieces now, on my way to a collection me thinks. its cheered me up as well cause I had to leave in another Op shop a cream CL vase #103 with Tiki mark as It was outta my price range...

Cat-a-lat wrote:Price has been marked down since I saw it the other day, but am still not paying for it, but did get a photo!



I really do like it and was so disappointed at the damage, today I see the handle had been glued as well, not just the rim.

I had to laugh, because I saw this tankard again today - in a totally different op-shop to the one where I first saw it. I am guessing whoever bought it from the Sallies hadn't noticed the repair, and when they did, they donated it to the Hospice!

16cmd with lovely yellow on green & MADE IN NEWZEALAND  

The artwork is just so lovely isn't it......

A nice Barry Ball dish from his 1280 pottery days.

Wow!!!!!

I bought this ages ago, and my brother picked it up for me, and now that I am back from my roadtrip, I have it in my collection. I am really hoping it is by Barry Ball, so could someone give me their opinion please? It stands an impressive 355mm high, and I just love the funky decoration!

Cool handle too   

I have my fingers crossed !!!  

Congratulations sunshine as that is one of Barry Ball's marks

16cmd with Fuchsia Flowers, unmarked.   

Ok Barry Ball now gets his own category as he is so popular with the NZ Pottery Collectors on here

Thumbs up here!!    

I have a lovely pair of Barry ball mugs and a vase or two, always on the look out for more lol

I found this cute wee dish yesterday, and wondered if it was a 1280 piece, but

the base is not the same are yours Ev.