John ffrench
Born in 1928 in Dublin, John Ffrench was an Irish ceramic artist who studied at the National College of Art and Design. Travel to Italy, Iceland and India in his youth may have been an influence on his use of bright colour, which along with a playfulness of form is characteristic of his oeuvre. He collaborated with Peter Brennan in Kilkenny to set up the Ring Ceramic Studio in 1956 along with the Arklow Pottery Studio in 1962. Peter Lamb, author of The Life and Work of John Ffrench published in 2017, describes his technique as introducing a much freer style of pottery into Ireland at Kilkenny in the late 1950s and in Arklow in the 1960s. (whytes.ie)
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'SET OF SIX BOWLS, 2008'
- Price Realised: 2,200
- Sale: 13 December 2021
- hand-painted ceramic bowls
- 3 x 4in. (7.62 x 10.16cm)
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'PINCH POT ICE CREAM BOWLS, 2006-08 (SET OF SIX)'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 25 March 2024
- hand-painted ceramics; (6)
- 3 x 4½ x 4in. (7.62 x 11.43 x 10.16cm)
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'PINCH POT ICE CREAM BOWLS, 2006-08 (SET OF SIX)'
- Price Realised: 1,900
- Sale: 25 March 2024
- hand-painted ceramics; (6)
- 3 x 4½ x 4in. (7.62 x 11.43 x 10.16cm)
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'LARGE PLATTER WITH BLUE BIRDS, PEARS AND LEAVES'
- Price Realised: 1,000
- Sale: 25 March 2024
- hand-painted sprigged and stamped ceramic
- 13½ x 13½ x 1½in. (34.29 x 34.29 x 3.81cm)
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'TENDRIL VASE, 2007'
- Price Realised: 900
- Sale: 24 March 2025
- ceramic
- 7 x 7 x 7in. (17.78 x 17.78 x 17.78cm)
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'BOWL, 2008'
- Price Realised: 800
- Sale: 25 March 2024
- hand-painted ceramic
- 3 x 7 x 7in. (7.62 x 17.78 x 17.78cm)
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'PINCH POTS (SET OF SIX) 2005-08'
- Price Realised: 800
- Sale: 06 December 2008
- hand-painted ceramic bowls
- 8 by 10cm., 3 by 4in.
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'PINCH POT ICE CREAM BOWLS, 2008 (SET OF TWO)'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 25 March 2024
- hand-painted ceramics; (2)
- 3Ό x 4 x 4in. (8.26 x 10.16 x 10.16cm)
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'PINCH POT ICE CREAM BOWLS, 2008 (SET OF TWO)'
- Price Realised: 750
- Sale: 25 March 2024
- hand-painted ceramics; (2)
- 3Ό x 4 x 4in. (8.26 x 10.16 x 10.16cm)
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'SET OF THREE PLATES'
- Price Realised: 620
- Sale: 25 July 2022
- ceramic; (3)
- 7 x 7in. (17.78 x 17.78cm)
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'PART OF QUEEN MEAVE'S SIDE BOARD'
- Price Realised: 580
- Sale: 03 April 2023
- glazed ceramic mounted on board
- 45 x 5½in. (114.30 x 13.97cm)
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'SET OF SIX BOWLS, 2008'
- Price Realised: 550
- Sale: 06 December 2008
- hand-painted ceramic bowls
- 8 by 10cm., 3 by 4in.
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'BLACK AND AMBER BOWL WITH FISH DESIGN, 1962-64'
- Price Realised: 540
- Sale: 03 April 2023
- hand-painted ceramic
- 2½ x 5 x 5in. (6.35 x 12.70 x 12.70cm)
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'COFFEE SET (SET OF TWELVE) c.1962'
- Price Realised: 520
- Sale: 25 March 2024
- hand-painted ceramic; (12)
- 3 x 4Ό x 4Όin. (7.62 x 10.80 x 10.80cm)
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'COCKEREL AND SUN'
- Price Realised: 500
- Sale: 30 June 2025
- hand-painted ceramic oval plate
- 8Ό x 11in. (20.96 x 27.94cm)
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'BLUE AND ORANGE BIRDS (A PAIR)'
- Price Realised: 480
- Sale: 24 March 2025
- ceramic; (2)
- 4Ύ x 5Ό x 0½in. (12.07 x 13.34 x 1.27cm)
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'HANGING DECORATION'
- Price Realised: 480
- Sale: 25 March 2024
- ceramic, wood glass elements
- 39 x 7 x 0½in. (99.06 x 17.78 x 1.27cm)
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'BIRD CHAIN'
- Price Realised: 450
- Sale: 06 December 2008
- hand-painted ceramic mobile with beads
- 102 by 24cm., 40 by 9.5in.
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'COCKEREL AND SUN'
- Price Realised: 380
- Sale: 14 December 2020
- hand-painted ceramic oval plate
- 8Ό x 11 x 0Ύin. (20.96 x 27.94 x 1.91cm)
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'BLUE BIRD TAPER STICK, 1964-65'
- Price Realised: 360
- Sale: 03 April 2023
- stamped glazed ceramic
- 8 x 5 x 2½in. (20.32 x 12.70 x 6.35cm)
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'MOBILE WITH BIRDS, YELLOW FLOWER CUP & PLATE'
- Price Realised: 320
- Sale: 14 December 2020
- hand-painted ceramic mobile in two parts; (1); hand-painted ceramic cup; (1); square plate; (1)
- 32 x 4½in. (81.28 x 11.43cm)
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'VASE'
- Price Realised: 220
- Sale: 24 March 2025
- ceramic
- 5Ό x 3½ x 3½in. (13.34 x 8.89 x 8.89cm)
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'DECORATIVE EGG'
- Price Realised: 220
- Sale: 25 March 2024
- hand-painted ceramic
- 4 x 3Ό x 3Όin. (10.16 x 8.26 x 8.26cm)
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'ORNAMENTAL DISC'
- Price Realised: 190
- Sale: 24 March 2025
- ceramic
- 6Ό x 6Όin. (15.88 x 15.88cm)
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'ORANGE BIRD TAPER STICK, 1964-65'
- Price Realised: 150
- Sale: 10 July 2023
- stamped glazed ceramic
- 8 x 5 x 2½in. (20.32 x 12.70 x 6.35cm)