Baluster Type Vase : HDX05
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Baluster Type Vase : HDX05
£650.00
Baluster-type stoneware vase, oxidation fired, cobalt oxide and clear glaze. Made by Helen Doherty at the Leach Pottery.
‘The Appaloosa Horses of Halsetown, St Ives’ Version 2.
Wandering along the country lanes radiating from St Ives, l came upon a field of Appaloosa horses, an unusual breed, (originating in South America), for this part of the world. The drawings on Bernard Leach’s ceramics were based on his sketching excursions and direct observation of local landscapes, fauna and flora. Leach’s interest in horses, which recur in his sculptures and drawings, and mine, dovetail in a vase painted with horses inspired by drawings done in the fields surrounding St Ives.