FREE SHIPPING

This outstanding Shearwater Pottery "Bacchantes" vase was designed during the 1930s by Walter Inglis Anderson, the Mississippi artist. Over time, the mold parts were misplaced in storage at the pottery, only to be rediscovered much later... after Hurricane Katrina. At that time, it was found that the designs were impossibly "muddy," but once in a blue moon, Adele Anderson Lawton (the designer's niece) has taken a lot of time to carefully retool the motifs and then hand paint everything in a simpatico style. The letter "a" is Adele's hand-incised signature.

The example being offered here was made in 2016 and purchased directly from the studio. It has an unusually ethereal application of color, as well as a light touch to the brushwork, giving the piece a haunting quality. Just stunning.

If you can find an example of this design for sale at Shearwater, it is inevitably an expensive proposition, more so than most of the "Walter" designs. I am now downsizing my collection, little by little, so am offering this piece for sale.

No nicks, chips, hairlines, or repairs.

I am Mark Bassett, author of books on Cowan Pottery and Roseville Pottery, as well as a number of articles on American art deco era pottery (in the JOURNAL of the American Art Pottery Association). Buy with confidence.