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Exhibition of contemporary ceramic works of art by
Nicholas Lysaght

We discovered the ceramics of Nicholas Lysaght while seeking stock for Rogers de Rin.

Never shown and created purely for his own pleasure and satisfaction, we felt that these highly original works deserved a wider audience and so we persuaded Nicholas to continue creating these works of art.

A fusion of natural elements, gold, blue john, fell spar, amber, meteorite, coprolite and even the not so rare, rust, incorporated into his ceramics, has brought a completely original approach to the art of the potter.

People seeing these works have been most impressed and have asked to see more. However, production is very time-consuming and with the semi-precious materials used, costly.

Nicholas Lysaght has no formal training, but a very assured and artistic approach and is producing innovative works of consummate beauty.

We know that these ceramics have a great future and have much pleasure in presenting this artist craftsman’s work at ~

Rogers de Rin
76 Royal Hospital Road
Paradise Walk
London SW3 4HN

where you can view these highly original works of art.


 
Scottish Wemyss Pottery
 
Picture Gallery
 
Pottery and Porcelain
 
Treen
 
Objets de Vertu
 
Needle and Shellwork
 
Vienna Bronzes
 
Contemporary Ceramics
 
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CORRODED STEEL – part of a boiler found in a derelict 19th Century Cornish tin mine.

Dimensions: 20cm x 35cm
Price: E

 
     

2
BRACKET FUNGUS – known by the Chinese as ‘Fungus of Longevity’ (Lingzhi) and much prized by the Qianlong Emperor. This specimen was discovered on the stump of a dead tree in a wood near Bath.

Dimensions: 29cm x 18cm
Price: E

 
     

3
DULCOTE – a form of agate found in fields on the limestone Mendip Hills also known as “potato stone” due to the appearance of the uncut geodes.

Dimensions: 21cm x 16cm
Price: E

 
     

4
TREE BURS OR BURLS – these occur where the grain of the tree has grown in an irregular manner and filled with small knots, forming a knobbly growth on the side of the tree. These highly figured burs are used by wood workers and are much prized for their beauty, although the mis-shapen grain makes them extremely hard to work.

Dimensions: 33cm x 20cm x 5.5cm
Price: E

 
     

5
AZURITE – a soft deep blue copper mineral. For centuries it was ground and used as a pigment. Here combined with copper carbonate and copper leaf.

Dimensions: 30cm x 27cm
Price: F

 
     

6
PYRITE SUNS – these sparkling golden “suns” of pyrite are 350 million years old and are found in the coal mines in Sparta, Illinois where they are collected and sold by the miners.

Dimensions: 26cm x 10cm
Price: E

 
     

7
AMETHYST & GOLD – a variety of quartz with a beautiful purple colouring caused by the presence of iron and aluminium. These crystals are from Brazil.

Dimensions: 40cm x 16cm
Price: F

 
     

8
GOLDEN PYRITE – this is an iron sulphide whose metallic lustre and browning yellow appearance have earned it the name “Fools Gold”. It was used in early firearms as it causes a spark when struck against steel or flint.

Dimensions: 30cm x 14cm
Price: E

 
     

9
LEOPARD SKIN JASPER – jasper meaning “spotted or speckled stone” is a form of chalcedony. The slices in this pot were acquired from the Pietra Dura workshops in Florence.

Dimensions: 21cm x 23cm
Price: E

 
     

10
COPPER – from a Welsh mine, originally supplying the Sheffield Plate industry.

Dimensions: 20cm x 11cm
Price: E