1955-1956 Rye Pottery small striped vase. Vintage blue & yellow flared pot. Studio pottery handmade clay stoneware. Mid century thrown, Cole

A small vintage handmade (wheel thrown) vase or pot, by Rye Pottery, Sussex. This is dated precisely to 1955-1956 and by either John or Walter Cole.

Rye Pottery was John Cole and Walter Cole. Walter (Wally) was responsible for creating the ceramics and running the pottery while John made the designs and created the patterns and decorations. As their work became increasingly popular, the Coles began to employ and train other staff - throwers David Sharp, Dennis Townsend, Raymond Everett, David Smeed and Jim Elliott who were later joined by Pam Goddard and June Woolley.

The old red clay was dug up by the Coles locally so dates it to an early vase, along with the mid 1950s base stamp. Wheel thrown and glazed white, the slightly flared simple vase has blue thick and thin stripes and spots, with yellow stripes.

Very good condition, as manufactured/hand made with natural glazing quirks. A petite 7.8cm tall x 5.3cm widest at rim. Being small it's more suited as a posy vase for daisies, buttercups etc.
Perfect for a collector.

Free 1st class P&P to the UK.