Vintage Studio Pottery Table Lamp Base by Bernard Rooke
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Studio pottery is pottery made by professional and amateur artists or artisans working alone or in small groups, making unique items or short runs. Typically, all stages of manufacture are carried out by the artists themselves.
If you're looking for unique, decorative yet functional items for your home, vintage ceramics are all you need. Becoming more and more fashionable, these stand out pieces would look lovely in any style home.
This beautiful striking lamp base by potter Bernard Rooke is sure to look great in any room of the house. It's natural matte texture and sculptural form make for an extremely tactile piece.
Rooke is best known for producing work mainly fashioned by hand using coils and blocks. The lamp bases are what he's most associated with producing, with these items proving a mainstay until the present day. Not only making domestic products, Rooke is widely celebrated for his public commissions, including murals, fountains and sculptures.
The lamp has been rewired with approximately 183cm of cream three core twisted nylon flex, complete with a new brass lamp holder, and three pin UK plug.
Please note this listing is for the base only, if you'd like more information about the shade please get in touch.
In very nice condition with light wear commensurate with age. The base measures approximately 31cm tall, 15cm wide and 12cm deep.
For those of you that live in the UK and have a similar love for studio pottery, make sure you pay a visit to the York Art Gallery. Now the world’s most extensive collection of British Studio Pottery, with more than 5,000 pieces, well worth a trip.
If you're looking for unique, decorative yet functional items for your home, vintage ceramics are all you need. Becoming more and more fashionable, these stand out pieces would look lovely in any style home.
This beautiful striking lamp base by potter Bernard Rooke is sure to look great in any room of the house. It's natural matte texture and sculptural form make for an extremely tactile piece.
Rooke is best known for producing work mainly fashioned by hand using coils and blocks. The lamp bases are what he's most associated with producing, with these items proving a mainstay until the present day. Not only making domestic products, Rooke is widely celebrated for his public commissions, including murals, fountains and sculptures.
The lamp has been rewired with approximately 183cm of cream three core twisted nylon flex, complete with a new brass lamp holder, and three pin UK plug.
Please note this listing is for the base only, if you'd like more information about the shade please get in touch.
In very nice condition with light wear commensurate with age. The base measures approximately 31cm tall, 15cm wide and 12cm deep.
For those of you that live in the UK and have a similar love for studio pottery, make sure you pay a visit to the York Art Gallery. Now the world’s most extensive collection of British Studio Pottery, with more than 5,000 pieces, well worth a trip.