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Brannam Pottery is highly sought after and the number of collectors continues to grow. Many people stumble on Brannam as a result of collecting Torquay Pottery and other related ‘Devonshire’ ware.
The name of Brannam has been associated with pottery making in the north Devon town of Barnstaple since the 1840s, but production really took off when Charles Hubert Brannam became involved in the running of his father’s Litchdon Street pottery in 1879. Prior to this Charles had studied both pottery techniques and the history of art.
From the late 19th century and throughout both the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods Gouda Pottery produced distinctive, highly fashionable pieces of ornamental and functional ware. There are many pieces that are affordable for the new collector but there are also rare pieces that have the serious collector sit up and take notice.
Gouda is the output of not just one, but a large group of different factories working from Southern Holland, largely in the town of Gouda itself and potteries from nearby towns. This means there is a large output and dating and interpreting the backstamp can be quite difficult. While Gouda was initially best known in Holland, it has gained in popularity and is now collected world-wide.