Luminous Aqua Studio Pottery Vase by Eleanor and Foster Beveridge, Nova Scotia candle holder but fine enough to invite

but fine enough to invite a close look

I purchased the piece from the estate of a dancer/choreographer in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood

It features hand-painted eyes in two different patterns executed in rich blue and purple against bright white on front and back

and this sgraffito design is just fantastic

The vase is numbered "27" and stamped with a J and a JF

Luminous Aqua Studio Pottery Vase by Eleanor and Foster Beveridge, Nova Scotia candle holder but fine enough to inviteI found this absolutely radiant vintage pottery vase by Eleanor (Sandy) and Foster Beveridge at the same estate sale where I found a pair of Lorenzen Lantz mushroom sculptures, which makes perfect sense, as all were important figures in the ceramics community of Nova Scotia during the second half of the 20th century. From what I've learned, Eleanor studied in Halifax and the Avoncroft Pottery, Worcester, England with Geoffrery Whiting, a disciple of