Reserved for STEPHEN EXCEPTIONALLY Rare Keith Murray ‘Grenade’ Vase of MUSEUM QUALITY
This immaculate, Keith Murray grenade vase, is a piece that is both an incredibly rare and a highly desirable.
Found in a in a truly mesmerising and very sought after satin-matt turquoise-blue glaze, it highlights Murray’s 'lathe turned' craft to its finest and at the pinnacle of his career at the English ceramics 'institution' Wedgwood.
Of an unmatched quality, it is ovoid in shape, featuring fine and most precise lathe turned bands to its body and a short, gently flaring neck.
We believe, that you’d find it near impossible to find a better example available for sale, a design that is both incredibly difficult to source in this colour and importantly of a museum and serious collector standard.
It would make a truly special gift, or the most beautiful addition to any Murray, Wedgwood, or vintage ceramics collection.
Key Points:
• A VERY RARE Keith Murray ‘for Wedgwood’ ceramic vase
• In a highly collectible satin- matt turquoise blue glaze
• In the VERY RARE ‘grenade’ shape, number 3870
• A beautifully well balanced and considered design
• Consisting of a machine lathe-turned ceramic body
• Marked with Keith Murray’s ‘KM initials’ together with ‘Wedgwood of Etruria & Barlaston 'Made in England' back-stamp
Year of manufacture:
1940s
Designer:
Keith Day Pearce Murray
Murray was a New-Zealand-born, British architect and industrial designer, well known for ceramic, silver and glass designs for Wedgwood, Mappin & Webb and Stevens & Williams.
Prevalent in the 1930s and 1940s he is considered to be one of the most influential designers of the Art Deco Era and Modern age. All Murray's designs for Wedgwood, were marked on their underside; at first with a printed facsimile of the designer’s signature and from 1934, with a printed monogram. A new mark was introduced in 1940, with the designer’s initials and the words ‘WEDGWOOD OF ETRURIA AND BARLASTON’. This vase has this mark, clearly visible to its base.
Fine examples are EXCEPTIONALLY RARE. In shape number 3870, it is sometimes referred to as a ‘grenade’ vase, and when, albeit rarely found, these tend to be glazed in the more common 'moonstone white', 'straw yellow' and 'pale green' Wedgwood glazes.
Approximate Measurements:
15cm high
7cm diameter at rim
9.5cm wide at widest point Approx.
Museum Piece
An example of a fine museum piece (in the same design) for comparison purposes can be found here:
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/111822
A previous online sale
https://www.1stdibs.com/en-gb/furniture/dining-entertaining/ceramics/grenade-vase/id-f_5570243/
Condition:
This vase is in EXCELLENT condition, displaying NO CHIPS, CRACKS, visible CRAZING, or RESTORATION. It simply displays a couple of very minor, tiny ‘rust’ spots to its interior base, but certainly nothing that detracts from its aesthetics or value.
For transparency, it has the previous owner's (who are unknown) postcode written to its base in uv ink, presumably for theft protection, due to rarity. This is very, very faintly visible when tipped to the light on its underside as seen in image 6.
If you require any additional information on this truly special vase, or if anything is not clear in the above please do not hesitate to contact us.
This immaculate, Keith Murray grenade vase, is a piece that is both an incredibly rare and a highly desirable.
Found in a in a truly mesmerising and very sought after satin-matt turquoise-blue glaze, it highlights Murray’s 'lathe turned' craft to its finest and at the pinnacle of his career at the English ceramics 'institution' Wedgwood.
Of an unmatched quality, it is ovoid in shape, featuring fine and most precise lathe turned bands to its body and a short, gently flaring neck.
We believe, that you’d find it near impossible to find a better example available for sale, a design that is both incredibly difficult to source in this colour and importantly of a museum and serious collector standard.
It would make a truly special gift, or the most beautiful addition to any Murray, Wedgwood, or vintage ceramics collection.
Key Points:
• A VERY RARE Keith Murray ‘for Wedgwood’ ceramic vase
• In a highly collectible satin- matt turquoise blue glaze
• In the VERY RARE ‘grenade’ shape, number 3870
• A beautifully well balanced and considered design
• Consisting of a machine lathe-turned ceramic body
• Marked with Keith Murray’s ‘KM initials’ together with ‘Wedgwood of Etruria & Barlaston 'Made in England' back-stamp
Year of manufacture:
1940s
Designer:
Keith Day Pearce Murray
Murray was a New-Zealand-born, British architect and industrial designer, well known for ceramic, silver and glass designs for Wedgwood, Mappin & Webb and Stevens & Williams.
Prevalent in the 1930s and 1940s he is considered to be one of the most influential designers of the Art Deco Era and Modern age. All Murray's designs for Wedgwood, were marked on their underside; at first with a printed facsimile of the designer’s signature and from 1934, with a printed monogram. A new mark was introduced in 1940, with the designer’s initials and the words ‘WEDGWOOD OF ETRURIA AND BARLASTON’. This vase has this mark, clearly visible to its base.
Fine examples are EXCEPTIONALLY RARE. In shape number 3870, it is sometimes referred to as a ‘grenade’ vase, and when, albeit rarely found, these tend to be glazed in the more common 'moonstone white', 'straw yellow' and 'pale green' Wedgwood glazes.
Approximate Measurements:
15cm high
7cm diameter at rim
9.5cm wide at widest point Approx.
Museum Piece
An example of a fine museum piece (in the same design) for comparison purposes can be found here:
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/111822
A previous online sale
https://www.1stdibs.com/en-gb/furniture/dining-entertaining/ceramics/grenade-vase/id-f_5570243/
Condition:
This vase is in EXCELLENT condition, displaying NO CHIPS, CRACKS, visible CRAZING, or RESTORATION. It simply displays a couple of very minor, tiny ‘rust’ spots to its interior base, but certainly nothing that detracts from its aesthetics or value.
For transparency, it has the previous owner's (who are unknown) postcode written to its base in uv ink, presumably for theft protection, due to rarity. This is very, very faintly visible when tipped to the light on its underside as seen in image 6.
If you require any additional information on this truly special vase, or if anything is not clear in the above please do not hesitate to contact us.
This immaculate, Keith Murray grenade vase, is a piece that is both an incredibly rare and a highly desirable.
Found in a in a truly mesmerising and very sought after satin-matt turquoise-blue glaze, it highlights Murray’s 'lathe turned' craft to its finest and at the pinnacle of his career at the English ceramics 'institution' Wedgwood.
Of an unmatched quality, it is ovoid in shape, featuring fine and most precise lathe turned bands to its body and a short, gently flaring neck.
We believe, that you’d find it near impossible to find a better example available for sale, a design that is both incredibly difficult to source in this colour and importantly of a museum and serious collector standard.
It would make a truly special gift, or the most beautiful addition to any Murray, Wedgwood, or vintage ceramics collection.
Key Points:
• A VERY RARE Keith Murray ‘for Wedgwood’ ceramic vase
• In a highly collectible satin- matt turquoise blue glaze
• In the VERY RARE ‘grenade’ shape, number 3870
• A beautifully well balanced and considered design
• Consisting of a machine lathe-turned ceramic body
• Marked with Keith Murray’s ‘KM initials’ together with ‘Wedgwood of Etruria & Barlaston 'Made in England' back-stamp
Year of manufacture:
1940s
Designer:
Keith Day Pearce Murray
Murray was a New-Zealand-born, British architect and industrial designer, well known for ceramic, silver and glass designs for Wedgwood, Mappin & Webb and Stevens & Williams.
Prevalent in the 1930s and 1940s he is considered to be one of the most influential designers of the Art Deco Era and Modern age. All Murray's designs for Wedgwood, were marked on their underside; at first with a printed facsimile of the designer’s signature and from 1934, with a printed monogram. A new mark was introduced in 1940, with the designer’s initials and the words ‘WEDGWOOD OF ETRURIA AND BARLASTON’. This vase has this mark, clearly visible to its base.
Fine examples are EXCEPTIONALLY RARE. In shape number 3870, it is sometimes referred to as a ‘grenade’ vase, and when, albeit rarely found, these tend to be glazed in the more common 'moonstone white', 'straw yellow' and 'pale green' Wedgwood glazes.
Approximate Measurements:
15cm high
7cm diameter at rim
9.5cm wide at widest point Approx.
Museum Piece
An example of a fine museum piece (in the same design) for comparison purposes can be found here:
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/111822
A previous online sale
https://www.1stdibs.com/en-gb/furniture/dining-entertaining/ceramics/grenade-vase/id-f_5570243/
Condition:
This vase is in EXCELLENT condition, displaying NO CHIPS, CRACKS, visible CRAZING, or RESTORATION. It simply displays a couple of very minor, tiny ‘rust’ spots to its interior base, but certainly nothing that detracts from its aesthetics or value.
For transparency, it has the previous owner's (who are unknown) postcode written to its base in uv ink, presumably for theft protection, due to rarity. This is very, very faintly visible when tipped to the light on its underside as seen in image 6.
If you require any additional information on this truly special vase, or if anything is not clear in the above please do not hesitate to contact us.
Postage & Packaging:
As per our brand ethos, your item will be very carefully and securely shipped, wrapped with the utmost care in sustainable recycled and recyclable packaging.
UK Customers:
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Buyers Guide:
It is very important to note, that all the pieces Roof + Roof sell are genuine pieces of age, each having a rich and varied past and are never sold as in new condition. With this in mind, minor blemishes, surface scratches, manufacturing flaws and a general sense of their age and history are naturally to be expected. We always try, to the best of our ability to honestly and clearly communicate an items condition, both in our description and photography, highlighting anything over and above what we perceive as ‘general age related wear and tear'. We kindly ask you look closely at all our photos, using the zoom facility, as these naturally form part of the item's description.
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