Size:  35.5 cm (14 inches) square, external height 6.5 cm.

Condition: Excellent condition, no chips cracks or restoration.  There is a small light patch in one corner which is not damage, probably a thumb mark, and it is glazed.

This is a lovely and slightly unusual example of David Frith's work. The dish is slab built and chunky in design, with four very nice Japanese style l-shaped feet. The underside is textured and finished with an ash glaze, the upper side is partly plain with only a thin applied glazes and the decoration is from thick tenmoku and ash glazes dribbled across the width of the dish.

Margaret and David Frith have been making reduction fired stoneware and porcelain at Brookhouse Pottery in Denbigh since 1975, and are widely known for their beautifully crafted pieces using a variety of decorative techniques. Both born in 1943, their potting career goes back to 1963. Both are Fellows of the Craft Potters Association and David is a selected member of the Crafts Council. They have work in many private and public collections and exhibit widely in the UK and abroad. They have lectured overseas and given workshops in Europe, Africa, India, America, Japan, Israel and New Zealand.