A Troika T3005 4½ inch (11.5cm) diameter Wheel Vase decorated Louise Jinks, who worked at the Newlyn pottery between 1976 and 1981, and was the Senior Decorator from 1979. The vase is fully marked to the base with her initials and her standard hand-written Troika mark.
This vase depicts a flat fish, and a couple of other marine creatures which we haven't identified. Possibly one is an eel and the other a squid? These are highlighted in blue, in white panels, on a light brown ground The reverse uses the same colours but with a more random geometric pattern. The interior is in the usual high-gloss titanium white tin glaze
This particular pattern is quite hard to obtain and is popular with collectors, as it purports to depict local Cornish sea life. In beautiful condition with no chips, cracks or restoration, a nice small piece to start or enhance a collection.
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