Bernard Rooke Studio Pottery / Vase Circa 1960s

Bernard Rooke Studio Pottery Chalice is a rare vintage example from the 1960s. Made by the renowned British artist and potter, Bernard Rooke, this piece is a true testament to his ar...

Bernard Rooke Studio Pottery Dragonfly Decanter is a beautiful example made by the renowned British artist and potter, Bernard Rooke. Bernard Rooke's artistic journey began at the ...

Bernard Rooke Studio Pottery Brutalist Style Owl Lamp is a beautifully sculpted lamp made by the renowned British artist and potter, Bernard Rooke. It serves as a lovely example of h...

Chinese Ming dynasty bronze vase ( 1368- 1644 ) A genuine Ming vase dating from the early to middle of the ming dynasty. Archaistic decoration...

Elizabethan , Joined Oak , Court Cupboard dating to the late 16th century Circa 1600 . Elizabethan carved cup and cover columns , original candle shelf , two upper doors and central ...

Art Nouveau bronze bust , circa 1900 Alfred Jean Foretay, 1861-1944, A renowned artist of the late 19th and early 20th century . A beautifully detailed cold-painted white bronz...

A large 1960s vintage Studio Pottery early brutalist cylindrical ceramic vase by British ceramicist Bernard Rooke. The upper two-thirds features an incised abstract design which is ...

A very nice Brutalist earthenware pottery vase by Bernard Rooke, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips, cracks or crazing and measures 5.5" W x 4" D ...

An organic and Brutalist style vase with Medallion motif on front and verso. Bernard Rooke (born 1938) is a British artist and studio potter. Rooke has exhibited his "Brutalist" ceramics and painting both in the UK and abroad with work in many collections both public and private including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Nuffield Foundation, Röhsska Museum in Sweden and the Trondheim Kunstmuseum in Norway. Bernard Rooke attended Ipswich School of Art studying painting and lithography before going on to study at Goldsmiths College of Art. It was while studying here that he decided to take up pottery. Although unfamiliar with this craft and tradition, he found that working with clay provided new opportunities for freedom of interpretation and creativity. In 1960 Rooke set up his first pottery in Forest Hill in South London along with Alan Wallwork. It was a very small room with enough space for a small electric kiln. He was initially using mainly hand building, coiling, blocking and slabbing techniques. While researching ideas, he was supporting himself by part-time lecturing at London University, Goldsmiths College and St Mary's College. In addition, Rooke's membership of 'The Craftsman Potters' Association' enabled him to show his work in a shop in Carnaby Street in London. In 1967, both the need for a larger working space and becoming disillusioned with living in London spurred Rooke into moving out of the city and to an old mill building in Swilland in Suffolk. Rooke wanted to widen the range of work so as to become more commercial. With the birth of his son, Aaron, and much needed work to be done on the mill, it was important to be able to make a living. In 1968, the Grand Metropolitan Hotel commissioned Rooke to make 120 standard lamps, 120 table lamps as well as a 24 foot long ceramic mural and another 9 foot high, which incorporated interior lighting. The money from the commission helped to pay for much needed restoration work on the mill. By the 1970s, a gallery space was opened in the windmill and run by Susan Rooke, Bernard's wife, selling work to locals and tourists as well as to American airmen based nearby. The vision for Mill Gallery was beginning to develop and alongside this a reputation was building bringing in a good source of income. Sons Aaron and Felix were becoming more involved with the running of the pottery, giving Bernard more time to develop new ideas and designs and more time to continue with his painting. In 2004, the Rooke family decided not to sell to the public through the gallery anymore and close the pottery to concentrate more on painting and printmaking. In 2017 Bernard's lighting was featured in the Exhibition: “Glass, Light, Paint & Clay” at the Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibition featured four artists: Bernard Rooke, John Maltby...

Handcrafted by Bernard Rooke of England, this ball shaped studio vase is decorated with hand formed squirrels and English oak leaves A super piece from Rooke's studio, circa 1970s ...

Freeform studio pottery vase 1960s. This is a very distinct midcentury Studio Pottery vase with a slender freeform aesthetic. The dark brown vase ha...

TREIMANE ART POTTERY (Active - 1949 to the early 1990's) - Mid Century studio pottery bottle vase - featuring a wheel thrown terracotta body with a hand painted dripping sand infused...