This is an attractive large tubular vase by Terry Bell Hughes. It has his impressed stamp on the side near the base.
The vase was probably made when he was at the Wren Pottery Studio in Surrey in the 1970s. The work is similar in style to works made at this time by the potter, Rosemary Wren. It is made from an ochre coloured stoneware - and has a main green glaze colour with layers of blue and blue rust coloured abstract shapes. It is all very painterly - and would make a great addition to your collection of Welsh Studio pottery.
It is in good condition with no chips or cracks and no crazing to the glaze. The potter's mark on the side is slightly indistinct due to it being slightly flooded with the thick glaze used to decorate the pot - but it is certainly identifiable as Hughes' one. The base has a couple of fine scratches to the clay - down in creaton - and are just scratch marks and do not penetrate the pottery.
It is a nice substantial piece measuring 8 inches in height. The rim is 3 inches and the base is 3 3/4 inches. It weights
It will be sent to you with Royal Mail Tracked Post (Medium Parcel). This will be applied to your order at the checkout. It is just under 900 grams in weight unpacked.
SHORT BIOGRAPHY: Terry Bell Hughes was born in 1939 in Aberele in North Wales. He trained at Harrow School of Art where he met his wife, Beverley-Bell Hughes. At Harrow, he trained after Victor Margrie and Mick Casson, focusing on functional pottery. After a period working at Oxshott in Surrey, with Denise and Rosemary Wren, they moved to Llandudno Junction in North Wales where they both now live and work.
His work is primarily in thrown, high-fired domestic pots, reflecting influences from both Oriental and British country ware. In 1976 he was one of six potters commissioned by the Welsh Arts Council to make work for the Aberystwyth collection. He is a member of the Craft Potters Association.
Hughes is one of Wales’ most celebrated potters his work is in many prestigious collections, including Amgueddfa Cymru: National Museum Wales, The Royal Museum of Scotland, Ulster Museum and the Crafts Council in London.