WHITEFRIARS ART GLASS SMOKE GREY OVAL TAPERING CASED VASE -  DESIGNED BY GEOFFREY BAXTER C.1965

"Once easy to find, these Whitefriars and similar postwar art glass pieces are become scarcer and more expensive as they disappear into worldwide collector cabinets and distinctive decor schemes. This stunning smoke grey tapering cased glass vase is one of a range of cased glass vases of varying shape designed by Whitefriars main man Geoffrey Baxter circa 1965. The differences between many designs are subtle but this vase has been identified as conforming to Whitefriars pattern shape 9657, as illustrated in the 1974 catalogue." Antiques Expert Hamilton Bear.
 
References: See similar cased glass pieces illustrated in Whitefriars Glass, The Art of James Powell & Sons, Lesley Jackson Ed. , page 137.
Dimensions: height 128 mm max. approximately 5 inches. width 80 mm max.
Marks: none.
Condition: No significant defects in our opinion. We rate this A1 for display and a great example. There are typical scratches and minor scuffing wear to the underside base as usually found on  pieces of this type. One tiny wear scratch to bulbous area of vase that is difficult to spot and does not impact on the very good visual display qualities of the vase.  
 
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