Featured Red glaze pottery lamp base id

Hi guys

I've posted this one before, but went by a bit too quickly for resolution

It's a difficult one to work out, so that may have been the case also

Measures 7 inches

Rd hand written but upside down

Any thoughts appreciated

 

That's a hard one. Google translate seems to think "caer bar" is Spanish for "drop bar" and a South Wales history thing I found says this...

Cited from https://archive.org/stream/southwaleshistor00londuoft/southwaleshistor00londuoft_djvu.txt

The town of Cardiff, in which the Marquis of Bute is the
greatest landed proprietor, derives its name from " Caer Bar," the
fortress on the Taff, but little is known of its history from the
departure of the Romans till the conquest of Glamorgan.

 

Thanks buddy, it's a very tricky one indeed

Thought it was a home decor thing at first, but the base seems to suggest otherwise

I thought Welsh myself because of the caer, but can't find a pottery company with that connection

Tricky tricky

 

If I had to make a guess at company name, looks a bit like spillad ?

 

Try the British Studio Pottery Facebook group. Clever bunch.

 

Thanks for the tip obb

Gotta be British with the Rd mark

 

I think that may be a potter's mark, rather than an RD?

 

Interesting, never thought of that, might well be initials

 

Funny, I was thinking it might mean red.

 

Well if obb and sis don't know I might as well give up now

 

Well I think it's what makes this place good and often leads to identifications. People see and think of different things

 

I'll lay odds someone on that FB page will know,there's some absolute geniuses.

 

Haven't got a Facebook, but might start an account, as it sounds a good avenue for future endeavours

Tried it on the 20th century forum now as well, as Naomi has been helpful in the past

 

I have looked and looked and given up. The Rd could just as easily be 121 with a stray squiggle.

 

Well I appreciate the effort jpj, thanks

It's hard enough to estimate an age as well, let alone that blasted stamp

 

Could it be a Caen potter?

 

interesting thanks mm. a new angle to look into

pardon my ignorance but is that related to a french origin ?

 

It's an area in France which was a big centre for pottery. Not my area of expertise but it seemed worth sharing.

 

absolutely worth sharing thanks, and might be a great shout

 

u could create a wonderful lamp with your own style from it.....
if u don't find it's origin !!!
just sayin......it's nice the way it is too !!!