Studio Pottery Lidded Barrelled Vase, Robert Garnett Heal, England. Mid-20th century. lighting key shaped at each side

key shaped at each side and is then supported by interlocking and adjustable links

following a career established in Japan and his first pottery studio in Shiga

5cm / Diameter: 4cm

the West Midlands of England

Studio Pottery Lidded Barrelled Vase, Robert Garnett Heal, England. Mid-20th century. lighting key shaped at each sideA lidded vase of generous proportions in every aspect, this hexagonal slab built piece is quite unusual given that we know who made it. Looking at the underside, the R. G. H signature matches that of Robert Garnett Heal. Born in 1904, he was the great grandson of John Harris Heal, the founder of famed British homeware and furniture retail company Heals. Remaining part of the family business, Robert became the managing director of beds and mattresses