Vintage 1980 Signed Studio Pottery Vase Hand Thrown Ribbed Art Pottery 6.5”

Naturally varied earth-tone glaze with gray-green, blue and warm amber-brown tones characteristic of handmade studio pottery.”  Beautiful vintage hand-thrown studio pottery vase dated 1980, featuring a rounded bottle form with extensive horizontal ribbing and a flared rim.  The glaze has wonderful earthy tones of gray-green, slate blue, taupe and brown, complemented by a raised, textured amber-brown design around the neck.   The combination of wheel-thrown lines, dimensional decoration and natural glaze variation gives the vase a distinctive artisan quality.  The underside is hand-inscribed “Svelling 80 / To Ann Smith” (please see photo). The artist/maker has not been independently identified, so it is being offered as signed studio pottery***  *** Items in closet with asterisks can be bundled with other items with asterisks