A Whitefriars Tangerine colour Hooped vase designed by Geoffrey Baxter in 1966 and first appearing in the 1967 catalogue. This vase is in the immediately recognisable and ever popular Tangerine orange colourway which was synonymous with the bright and colourful 1960's era which Baxter was keen to capture. The vase was named the 'Hooped' vase due to the thick offset rings surrounding a somewhat staggered centre cylinder
Baxter revolutionised the way glass was manufactured at the Whitefriars works in London, using bits of bark, nails, wire and odd bits of metal found around the site to create the moulds into which the glass was blown. No two pieces are exactly the same, and many have bubbles and other 'imperfections' which would previously have been frowned on, but as far as Baxter was concerned, it was all part of the 'art'.
This vase is in excellent condition with no chips cracks or any detectable scratches, though it does have an ash fragment from the mould encapsulated in the neck. Interestingly, this looks just like an insect captured in a piece of amber!. Standing 11½ inches tall, the base has a large ground and polished pontil which you expect to see on this pattern of vase. A stunning and iconic piece from the 'swinging sixties' that will fit into todays modern and minimalist decor with ease.
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