A rare Whitefriars pattern 9759 'Double Diamond' vase designed by Geoffrey Baxter and produced between 1971 and 1974 and in the Tangerine colourway. Quite a rare and hard to obtain pattern, this particular vase is in stunning condition and carries no chips or scratches. Because of the way this vase was moulded, there is no pontil as the mould effectively encased the whole vase whilst it was blown.
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.
Dimensions: height 6 inches (15cm), depth 2¼ inches (6cm), max width 4 inches (10cm)
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