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'''Andy Titcomb''' (December 14,1954) is a teapot maker in Cornwall UK.
'''Andy Titcomb''' (December 14,1954)is a teapot maker in Cornwall UK.
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== History ==
 
== History ==
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Andy Titcomb studied at Exeter College of Art and Design, earning a BA (Hons) in Fine Art Ceramics.
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He began working with Paul Cardew's first business Sunshine Ceramics  in 1978 and started his own business in 1980<ref>Bramah Edward: (1992) Novelty Teapots: Five Hundred Years of Art and Design  Quiller Press, London p 181 ISBN: 1870948726</ref> in a converted pigsty in Topsham Devon UK.
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Early work was selected by the Design Centre of London. He made his first teapot...a black and white Harlequin in 1983. Encouraged by the support of The Teahouse in Covent Garden London, he made many more teapots.
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Andy Titcomb started business in [[1983]] in a converted pigsty in [[Topsham]] [[Devon]].
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Early work was selected by the Design Centre of London. He made his first teapot...a black and white Harlequin in 1983. Encouraged by the support of The Teahouse in Covent Garden London, he made many more teapots.
   
In the mid 80's he moved to larger premises in Devon and began exporting to France, Germany, Italy and Japan as well as supplying many shops in the UK with a wide range of unusual teapots.
 
In the mid 80's he moved to larger premises in Devon and began exporting to France, Germany, Italy and Japan as well as supplying many shops in the UK with a wide range of unusual teapots.
In 1990 he moved to North Cornwall in order to combine home and workplace and escape the rat race of Devon! In 1994 he was honoured to be presented to Prince Charles as part of Cornwall's "In Pursuit of Excellence" scheme.
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In 1990 he moved to North Cornwall in order to combine home and workplace.
He exports a large percentage of his work to the U.S.A. and in recent years has been commissioned to make various salt and pepper sets for the Salt and Pepper Collectors Club of America.  
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In 1994 he was one of 20 crafts people to be presented to Prince Charles as part of Cornwall's "In Pursuit of Excellence" scheme.<ref>In Pursuit of Excellence (1994) published by Hawkins Publishing ISBN 0-9524622-0-6</ref>
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He exports a large percentage of his work to the U.S.A. and in recent years has been commissioned to make various salt and pepper sets for the Salt and Pepper Collectors Club of America.<ref>Ceramic Review Issue 233 (2008) page 19 ISBN97770144182009</ref>
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In July 2012 a boiled egg teapot made by Andy Titcomb and owned by Sir Jimmy Saville was sold at auction for £380.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.dnfa.com/search.asp?view=keyword&auction=13560&keyword=%7C%7C&lotno=&noperpage=20&cat=&pg=180&orderby=&noofresults=551&catname=Full%20list%20of%20lots |title=Dreweatts 1759 :: The Fine Art Auction Group |first= |last= |work=dnfa.com |year=2012 [last update] |accessdate=28 September 2012}}</ref> A zebra teapot received an Honorable Mention at the 2012 “Big Fish Small Pot” at the  American Museum of Ceramic Art in California USA.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.saddleback.edu/faculty/thuntley/bigfish/shows/2012_virtualshow/ |title=Big Fish, Small Pot 4: Fourth International Small Teapot Comeptition |first= |last= |work=saddleback.edu |year=2012 [last update] |accessdate=28 September 2012}}</ref>
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Current work consists predominantly of slip cast teapots made in small numbered editions<ref>http://www.cornwallceramicsandglassgroup.co.uk/titcomb.htm</ref> together with one off recycled assemblages.
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*Bramah Edward: (1992) Novelty Teapots: Five Hundred Years of Art and Design  Quiller Press, London  ISBN: 1870948726
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*Robinson Leah: (2004) Collecting teapots Random House  ISBN-10: 0375720456
    
== External links ==
 
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*[http://www.andytitcomb.com/ Andy Titcomb's website]
 
*[http://www.andytitcomb.com/ Andy Titcomb's website]
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*[http://andytitcomb.wordpress.com/ Andy Titcomb's news blog]
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