This is a stunning example of one of Geoffrey Baxters tallest designs for Whitefriars, the 9679 pattern 'cucumber' vase and was designed by him in 1966 and in production from 1967 to 1972 although the Tangerine version was only introduced in the 1969 catalogue. This shape earned the nickname the 'Cucumber vase' as the exterior shape and texture somewhat resembles that of a cucumber. This vase is actually formed in more of an 'arrow-head' shape when viewed from above and below, which gives an interesting lack of symmetry allowing the vase to be displayed with different 'views'. Each vase is hand-blown into a textured wooden mould giving a very organic form with no two pieces being identical.
In 1965 Baxter dragged the Whitefriars glass works in London into the 20th Century with his iconic 'textured range' which used radical production methods whereby many of the moulds were 'patterned' with nails, wire, bark, bits of wood and metal to create the designs, with the mould not only giving the surface texture but also the shape.
A truly impressive and iconic piece of English glass from the late 1960's.
Dimensions: height 11.5 inches (19cm), depth 2.75 inches (7cm), max width 3.75 inches (9.5cm)
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