This is a lovely tall Buchan stoneware vase. It was made by Buchan Pottery, who were based at Portobello, near Edinburgh (now closed).
It is certainly a more unusual piece of Scottish Pottery and is better decorated. Perhaps they spent more time on applying the decoration to these important sample pieces. The vase is not such a common piece of Buchan - and you dont see them very often decorated with the Brittany pattern.
The vase stands at 8 inches in height and has a diameter at the widest point of 4 3/4 inches. The rim is just over 3 1/2 inches and the base is just over 3 inches. lt is certainly a pretty vase and would look fabulous on a window ledge in a country cottage with a sprig of wildflowers.
It dates on stylistic grounds to the late 1950s. The delightful Brittany pattern is a traditionally popular pattern in the Buchan Stoneware range.
The pattern on the vase has on the front: two large fruits; a pear and apple as the focal point of the design. These fruits are painted with vibrant colours orange, yellow, red and blue hues. They are surrounded with a quickly painted double blue oval shape as a frame. On the back of the vase we have a vignette showing a leaf and berry design.
The word sample is printed on the inside rim, as photographed. Not only is the vase shape a more unusual one, but it is also rarer to find Buchan Portobello pieces marked with the word "sample". The pottery would have kept a design sample for reference purposes to show potters and decorators what the final item should look like. These sample pieces could also be shown to prospective clients to show them a sample of what the items in their orders might look like before being made up.
Certainly in interesting and fine Scottish pottery vase in good vintage condition.
It would be be posted to you with Royal Mail Tracked Post (Medium Parcel). This would be applied to your order at checkout.