A gorgeous Whitefriars pattern 9717 'Volcano' vase designed by Geoffrey Baxter and produced between 1971 and 1974 in this rare and very collectable Aubergine colourway. Quite a hard to obtain shape these days, this particular vase is in stunning condition and carries no chips or scratches other than a tiny amount of wear to the base which is to be expected and desired. The vase has the ground and polished Pontil so typical of Whitefriars pieces.
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. Each piece is hand blown and no two pieces are exactly the same.
Vase is in wonderful unmarked condition, and is an impressive and iconic piece of the 1970's.
Dimensions: height 7 inches (18cm), depth 3 inches (8cm), max width 4 inches (10cm)
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