Mid Century Elizabeth Ann MacPhail Sculptural Loop Form

Guernsey, c.1960s–70s
 
A taller sculptural form built from thrown and hand-shaped elements — a small rounded base supporting a flared collar, twisted ribbon and circular loop.
 
The glaze is a soft, milky blue with darker speckling and subtle vertical movement from the firing. The ribbon element wraps through the centre, creating a negative space that breaks the silhouette and gives the piece lift. Above it, a clean circular loop sits upright — graphic, deliberate, almost architectural.
 
It feels less like a vessel and more like a study in balance. The contrast between the grounded base and the open ring at the top gives it height without heaviness.
One of the more confident sculptural works in the group.
 
About Elizabeth Ann MacPhail
 
Elizabeth Ann MacPhail worked at Briglin Pottery, London, in the late 1950s before establishing her own studio at Grandes Rocques, Guernsey, from 1961. Her work sits within the British studio pottery tradition of the mid-20th century, combining functional form with confident hand-decoration. Pieces attributed to her Guernsey period were produced on a smaller scale and remain comparatively scarce on the market today.
 
Condition: Excellent
Size: W 7.5cm x D 6.5cm x H 14cm