• Two stacked ceramic bowls with a speckled beige exterior and a pale mint-green glazed interior, styled on a white tabletop with dried flowers and a vintage postcard frame in the background.
  • Two handmade ceramic bowls with a light blue-green glazed interior and a rustic brown clay rim, displayed on a white wooden surface with dried flowers and a beaded necklace as props.
  • A close-up of a handmade ceramic bowl with a speckled brown exterior and a glossy pale blue-gray interior, shown on a light neutral surface with dried flowers in the background.
  • Two handmade ceramic bowls with speckled brown and beige glazes, one shown upside down and one standing upright, styled on a white wooden surface with dried flowers and vintage paper props.
  • A round ceramic bowl with a speckled tan exterior and a pale blue interior, shown on a tabletop with a matching bowl partially visible at the right and decorative objects in the background.
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The Blue Loft

Studio Pottery Stoneware Bowls in Speckled Oatmeal, Set of Two

£24.00
£24.00
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A pair of hand thrown studio pottery bowls in speckled stoneware, with a sandy oatmeal exterior left unglazed to show the raw clay and a soft pale grey glaze pooling inside. Each one carries the gentle throwing rings and little iron speckles that mark a piece made on the wheel by hand, and the two nest together beautifully.

Bowls like these belong to the studio pottery tradition, where a single maker throws, glazes, and fires each piece, so no two are ever quite identical. The pared back, earthy palette and calm wabi sabi feel owe a lot to the Japanese and Leach school influences that run through British studio ceramics. One bowl carries an impressed maker's seal to the base.

They measure 14 x 6.5 cm each and are sold as a pair. We would reach for them as snack, dip, or nibble bowls, for olives, nuts, and crisps at a gathering, or as everyday bowls for cereal, rice, or ice cream. Empty and nested on a shelf or dresser they read as a lovely bit of handmade texture against wood, linen, or white china.

Condition is good throughout, with the natural variation and character you would expect from handmade stoneware rather than factory production.

A pair like this suits lovers of handmade ceramics, followers of the wabi sabi and Japandi look, and anyone who likes a table set with pieces that were made rather than mass produced. They would also make a warm housewarming or wedding gift.
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Two stacked ceramic bowls with a speckled beige exterior and a pale mint-green glazed interior, styled on a white tabletop with dried flowers and a vintage postcard frame in the background.
Two handmade ceramic bowls with a light blue-green glazed interior and a rustic brown clay rim, displayed on a white wooden surface with dried flowers and a beaded necklace as props.
A close-up of a handmade ceramic bowl with a speckled brown exterior and a glossy pale blue-gray interior, shown on a light neutral surface with dried flowers in the background.
Two handmade ceramic bowls with speckled brown and beige glazes, one shown upside down and one standing upright, styled on a white wooden surface with dried flowers and vintage paper props.
A round ceramic bowl with a speckled tan exterior and a pale blue interior, shown on a tabletop with a matching bowl partially visible at the right and decorative objects in the background.