SOLD – Geoffrey Baxter Textured Whitefriars Tangerine Vase

Description

Heading : Geoffrey Baxter designed  tangerine vase by Whitefriars
Date : 1967-1973
Origin : English
Colour : Tangerine
Bowl : Textured   
Pontil : Polished
Glass Type : Lead
Size :  6 ¾ inches tall by 6 ½ inches long and 3 inches wide    
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks.
Restoration : None
Weight: 1284 grams

Designed by Geoffrey Baxter. this shape of vase was in production from around 1967 to roughly 1973. They are oftern referred to as “concentric TV vases”. Pattern 9677 was part of the textured range. There is a rather gushing article in the Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/collectables/24726/quintessentially-british-glass-designer-geoffrey-baxter.html

References :

Whitefriars Glass by Lesley Jackson – Page 140 Plate 162.

20^th Century British Glass By Charles R. Hajdamach – Page 315 Plate 670.