Featured Gurgle Fish Pitcher

Hi Everyone! Would you have any idea who made this pitcher? It's 9" tall and is marked on the bottom, but the mark is blurry - could be one word or 2 groups of letters of numbers, I think.

Thanks so much,
Janice

 

I'm sorry, I don't know, but I like it. I don't think it is very old though.

 

I will tell you this much...all the ones with a base decorated/designed like yours have sold for the most part and seem to be not as common as the others.

 

I’d say Olfaire from Portugal but I can’t find a match to the mark on yours.

 

Blue Mountain Pottery?

 

2nd picture

 

Clay isn't right for BMP. I think that just says ENGLAND.

 

I was kinda thinking the same thing, except there is no "D" or even a smidgen to suggest it was there.

 

Very popular these were. SylvaC made them, Beswick, all sorts. This looks 70s to me with that colour. Oh, and Dartmouth did them.

 

At least an England attribution. That is encouraging.

 

Olfaire is the only one that I could find that matches the design at the base and same exact colors.

 

Yes, I found an Olfaire one (maybe the same one you found) with same/similar design at the base, but the mark on the bottom was raised and very clearly Olfaire. Then I found this, so I think Olfaire may be correct: https://www.ebay.com/i/312855711046...MIxo3Qmpvr6AIVUAiICR1BvQDUEAQYAiABEgLUOfD_BwE

 

Does it matter it the clay is different?
The way the base is shaped is similar with the uneven rim.




Would they have made a copy of their own mold?
The fins aren't the same, and the scales are not as defined
Just what I see.
I don't really know anything.

 

Clay always matters: companies will try to use that which is local. That Olfaire one is typical of Portuguese white pottery with a heavy tin glaze.

 

I like the color of this one, and the multicolored ones. Overall, now I want one of this style, anyway.

 

It might be numbers. I've found listings for a few that mention these are new-ish. This one says no makers mark and I think these are numbers or at least some numbers on the base.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/gurgling-fish-pitcher-green-vintage-1956871216

 

I think the mold looks very similar. Perhaps the addition of the glaze accentuated the lines and defined the piece?

 

This Olfaire jug has what looks like it might be the same letter/numbers but also has a bunch more markings. Possibly a newer version?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Olfaire-Fi...823075?hash=item547dfa85a3:g:epwAAOSwAfVeKOs6

 

I notice the description on the Worthpoint one says that it "does not really gurgle."

I was wondering why these are referred to as gurgling. Do some of them make a special noise, and others don't?