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DESCRIPTION :- SIGNED JAMES WALFORD EARLY STUDIO POTTERY VASE. SIZE :- SEE PHOTOS FOR VISUAL SIZES. MARKS :- IMPRESSED SEAL MARK. CONDITION :- VERY GOOD WITH JUST USE & WEAR COMMENSURATE WITH AGE AS SHOULD BE EXPECTED. NO DAMAGE OR OBVIOUS RESTORATION. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR COSTS. PHOTOS ARE THE BEST DESCRIPTION SO PLEASE VIEW WELL. ALL MY ITEMS WILL HAVE SIGNS OF USE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK FOR EXTRA DETAILS OR IMAGES. ITEMS WILL BE WELL PACKED. DPD ARE MY MAIN COURIER AND SO THE BASIC PRICE IS A LITTLE MORE THAN R. COURIERS ARE WELCOME BY ARRANGEMENT. DUE TO PEOPLE NOT TURNING UP I CANNOT ACCEPT CASH ON COLLECTION. IF AN ITEM SHOULD ARRIVE DAMAGED PLEASE INFORM ME IMMEDIATELY WITH IMAGES OF THE PACKING AND ITEM DAMAGE AS THIS WILL ASSIST EXPEDITING THE ISSUE.

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Oakwoodstudiopottery, welcomes you to our listings. We are delighted to offer an eclectic mix of contemporary studio pottery and occasionally books that are studio pottery related. Our pots and ceramics feature some of the best potters & ceramicists of the last quarter of a century. A good and rare porcelain bottle vase by James Walford. Incised with sunflower type motifs. This vase by Walford is a great example indicating the influence the that Song Dynasty pottery had on his pots and that of other potters of the period, for examples Bernard Leach and Charles Vyse to name just two. The piece has his very clear personal mark and also possibly a glaze or body reference written in iron oxide. Walford was one of the early studio potters and one of the founding members of the Craft Potters Association C. His work should I think be mentioned in the same breath as Charles Vyse another early potter of the studio pottery movement. Excellent, with no obvious signs of damage or repair.

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ANDREW WALFORD SOUTH AFRICA Natal Studio Pottery 20cm Vase, Signed Stoneware VGC. It is a stoneware piece, hand thrown and squared very slightly on the body. It is beautifully decorated in a range of coloured glazes – blues around the neck, with browns and red browns on a light grey with four areas of his “Zulu-Zen” decoration in blues & greys. Signed on the base with his hand painted mark in grey and brown. This really is a beautiful vase, by one of South Africa’s best potters. Condition – Excellent condition – no cracks, chips or issues. Minor glaze crazing visible on the grey areas of glaze. Please see all photos to help assess condition fully. Size – approx 20.6 cm tall, 18.8 cm across at widest, 9.8 cm across at rim, (8 1/8″ tall, 7 3/8″ across at widest, 3 7/8 across at rim). Weight of vase – 1.9 kg. Andrew Walford, born 1942, is one of South Africa most acclaimed potters, who exhibits in South Africa and internationally. He is the leading exponent in South Africa of the Anglo-Oriental ceramic tradition. Andrew has travelled to England, Sweden, Germany, Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea where he exhibited, taught, viewed and practised art. Andrew is a hands-on, intuitive artist who is singularly involved in every aspect of making the ceramic item; from digging his own clay to forming and firing. He visited legendary potters Bernard Leach in St. Ives, Cornwall, UK and Shoji Hamada in Japan, who profoundly influenced his artistic development. Andrew’s studio is in Shongweni, KZN and he often refers to his mark making as Zulu Zen. He uses the influence of Japanese brush strokes to enrich his pottery. I pack parcels very well using recycled materials where possible, both to keep costs down and be more sustainable. Please try to reuse or recycle packaging where you can.

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