Copper-Red Studio Pottery Vase – British Baluster Form, Tenmoku Accents, 1970s-80s Wheel-Thrown Ston

A deep oxblood glaze, peppered with tiny iron freckles, flows over this wheel-thrown baluster vase and pools into tenmoku-black rivulets near the foot. The high shoulder, narrow neck and softly everted lip create a generous 18 cm belly—ample for loose branches, yet visually light thanks to the glossy, almost sang-de-boeuf surface.

British potters of the 1970s revived East Asian copper-red glazes, perfecting them in reduction kilns across Cornwall and the Cotswolds. Each firing was a gamble, making true copper red pieces scarce outside named studios. Unmarked but finely balanced, this 20 cm vessel carries that quiet alchemy: place it solo on a mantle for a hit of colour, or let it ground pale dried grasses on a sideboard vignette.

Condition

Excellent – no chips, cracks or crazing; a few darker glaze pools at the foot are firing effects, not damage

Dimensions

H 20 cm × Ø 18 cm at widest (mouth Ø ≈ 9 cm)