A Troika T3004 Medium Wheel Vase decorated by Tamsin Ruhrmund who worked at the pottery for a short period in 1978, making pieces decorated by her fairly rare. Her monogram was only confirmed in 2004, having previously been noted in the guides as 'unknown'.
The vase is predominantly a bright 'Troika blue' with the front face of the wheel decorated with a stylised torso, arrows and a fork, with highlights picked out in dark brown and light blue. The verso is partly in deep relief showing a disc picked out in light blue gloss glaze, over a row of triangles in earth brown. The vase has a diameter of approximately 16.5cm (6½ inches) and 4.5cm (1¾ inches) deep.
The base bears the usual hand painted Troika mark and the TR monogram for Tamsin Ruhrmund. In super condition, there are no chips, cracks or crazing but a couple of very small painting and fettling flaws which would have happened prior to the final firing; nothing unusual with Troika as it was a rustic art pottery aimed squarely at the Cornish tourist market.
A nice piece that would brighten up any collection of mid 20th century art pottery or as an addition to any new or existing Troika collection.
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