A good late 20thC Marie Hamer studio pottery vase, with flared rim

Description

Shapely and with shades of Lucie Rie about the form - and with flowers! The sculptural form of this vase shows Hamer's skill at the wheel, from the subtle collars to the foot, and the wide asymmetric rim with its pleasingly cut shape. The pattern of pendulous multicoloured flowers was incised into the body using a sharp tool, before a wax resist was used, and then the flowers were coloured in.

Marie Hamer (b.1922) founded her first pottery, the Hamer Pottery, in Lebanon Circle, Durham, North Carolina, USA, in 1970. Four years later, she and her husband Richard (b.1920) moved to Hunstanton on Britain's Norfolk coast. She started her second pottery at Vicarage Cottage in 1976, where she produced functional and decorative stoneware, earthenware and porcelain until 2003. Aged 81, she then retired.

The foot is cleanly impressed with Hamer's MH monogram seal mark.

A well-executed example of late 20thC studio pottery with a balanced, proportionate form and decoration typical of both the potter and the period it was made in.

Condition
Excellent vintage condition, undamaged, with no chips or cracks.

Literature
Hamer's marks and biographical details can be found in British Studio Potters' Marks, by Eric Yates-Owen & Robert Fournier, published by A&C Black in 2005, p.213.

Shipping
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