Bidspirit auction | Two Troika Pottery Vases

Two Troika Pottery Vases - Two Troika earthenware studio pottery vases produced in Cornwall, England. Both pieces feature the characteristic brutalist aesthetic of the factory, with heavily textured ”St. Ives” style glazes and relief-moulded geometric and abstract designs in a palette of earthy browns, blues, and creams. The first item is a wheel vase of circular, flat-sided form. One face depicts a stylized relief motif with flowing lines and a triangular shape in cream and blue against a textured brown ground, while the reverse displays an architectural, tiered grid pattern. The base is hand-painted with the mark ”TROIKA” and a decorator monogram ”A”. The second item is a chimney vase of tall rectangular form. One face features two recessed square panels containing central circular motifs; the upper circle is finished in a textured brown tone and the lower in white. The reverse face displays an inverted triangle above a solar or cog-wheel motif. The narrow sides are finished in a mottled green and grey glaze. The base is hand-painted with the mark ”TROIKA CORNWALL” and a decorator monogram ”G”, identifying the piece as the work of decorator Shirley Glossop.