Bidspirit auction | A Stoneware Modernist Slab Built
A Stoneware Modernist Slab Built Stepped Vase - A stoneware slab-built vase featuring an asymmetrical, multi-tiered profile. The vessel is decorated with a variety of relief and incised textures in a modernist style. One face is divided into geometric sections, incorporating a blue-grey wash over three circular motifs and diagonal lines, alongside a section of fine vertical incisions and an upper area with an organic, fibrous texture. The reverse face features a relief-moulded sunflower with a long stem and two leaves at the base. The piece is finished in a matte cream-coloured glaze with dark oxide washes applied to the recessed areas to highlight the textured surface. The base retains a fragmentary paper label printed in a serif font with the characters DEDRA and CONTEMPORARY, alongside handwritten orange marks reading 7/2. Height: 14.5 cm Width: 11 cm Depth: 4 cm.