Collectible Denise Wren (Oxshott Pottery) 16cm Cream & Blue Glazed Vase c1920
Collectible Denise Wren (Oxshott Pottery) 16cm Cream & Blue Glazed Vase c1920. A rare and highly collectible studio pottery vase by Denise Wren, a pioneering (and one of the very first) female British studio potters. Wren popularised pottery as a craft by giving classes and writing books together with her husband Henry and daughter Rosemary. Denise and Henry were especially interested in hand-built methods, in contrast to most potters of the time who preferred to make wheel thrown pots only. They taught methods like making coil pots and slab pots. During interviews, the press usually assumed that Henry Wren was the potter while Denise Wren was his assistant. In fact, she made the vast majority of the ceramics while Henry organised the displays. Works by Denise Wren feature in a number of museum collections including the Victoria & Albert museum in London. This particular vase dates to c1920 and features a geometric pattern of a horizontal band of blue dots with vertical blue lines on a cream ground. The vase is in very good condition with no chips or cracks. Due to the nature of the decoration there are multiple bubbles in the overglaze all over the body – giving an almost’lunar landscape’ effect. To the rim there are three rougher areas where there is no overglaze. Please see pictures for more information. A really super piece! 16cm tall, 10.5cm rim. Please contact me if you have any questions or would like further details or pictures. Please see my other items.
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