A cracking Whitefriars pattern 9803 'Random Strapped' vase in Kingfisher Blue designed by Geoffrey Baxter in 1972. This type of vase was a slight departure from the more recognisable and heavily textured patterns that Baxter became famous for. This vase has a clarity and purity of style, form and colour that is more organic than many of the architectural or 'industrial' shapes and patterns of his textured ranges.
The patterning on the vase consists of individual strips of glass that join and cross in places, and is over a smooth globular body. The base has the usual ground and polished Pontil as found on many 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.
This vase is in wonderful unmarked condition, with no chips, cracks or other flaws. There is a small amount of wear and light scratching to the base as is expected from a vintage piece of this age.
Dimensions: height 7 inches (18cm), max diameter 5 inches (13cm) approximately.
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