Large B. Rooke Ceramic Lamp, 1960s with Custom Made Silk Lampshade by René Hoube

A rare table lamp by Bernard Rooke, England, 1960s. Sculptural high-end piece, made of handmade ceramic elements in natural tones of terracotta and stone. With a special custom made ...

A rare ceramic table lamp by Bernard Rooke, England, 1960s. Sculptural piece, made of handmade ceramic in natural tones of terracotta and stone, with an l...

A rare ceramic table lamp by Bernard Rooke, England, 1960s. Sculptural piece, made of handmade ceramic elements in natural tones of terracotta and stone. With an exceptional custom m...

A rare pair of table lamps by Bernard Rooke, England, 1960s. Sculptural pieces, made of handmade ceramic elements in natural tones of terracotta and stone. With matching custom made ...

A rare large ceramic lamp, Denmark, 1960s. A sculptural high-end piece made of handmade ceramic in blue and grey tones. With a new matching custom made blue silk lamp shade by René Houben. With warm gold inner-shade. The lamp is in good vintage condition. The price is included the shade! Approximate dimensions: Ceramic only H 21.7" (55 cm) x Ø 9.1" (23 cm) at base height to top of lamp-holder circa 49.2" (125 cm). René Houben is a renowned Dutch light designer. René has been designing unique lamp shades for more than 25 years. From colorful and exuberant to modest. For every extraordinary lamp base (carefully selected antique and vintage items...

Exceptional large ceramic lamp, Denmark, 1960s. A sculptural high-end piece made of handmade ceramic in blue and grey tones, with a combination of dry and glazed finishes. With a spe...

A large an very interesting handformed table lamp from the studio of noted British ceramicist, Bernard Rooke in the 1960s England. This special and sculptural table lamp is comprise...

The Totem Table Lamp by Bernard Rooke, crafted in the 1970s, is a striking embodiment of artistic ingenuity and functional design. Created within the confines of Studio Stoneware, th...

A large 1960s studio pottery lamps by Bernard Rooke stamped on the base. Re wired with new brass fittings, antique cord flex and PAT tested.

The gray-blue glazed ceramic lamp base has a very beautiful crackle and is mounted on a black wooden base. The lamp has an E 27 fitting and an on and off button and is in very nice and working condition. The bespoke lampshade...

Bernard Rooke ceramic table lamp England 1960 Signed "Rooke" Measure: Height without shade: 39 CM /15.4 Inches Good condition This design is an ear...

An organic and Brutalist style Butterly table lamp. No chips or cracks. Easily retired for all regions. Bernard Rooke (born 1938) is a British artist and studio potter. Rooke has exhibited his "Brutalist" ceramics and painting both in the UK and abroad with work in many collections both public and private including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Nuffield Foundation, Röhsska Museum in Sweden and the Trondheim Kunstmuseum in Norway. Bernard Rooke attended Ipswich School of Art studying painting and lithography before going on to study at Goldsmiths College of Art. It was while studying here that he decided to take up pottery. Although unfamiliar with this craft and tradition, he found that working with clay provided new opportunities for freedom of interpretation and creativity. In 1960 Rooke set up his first pottery in Forest Hill in South London along with Alan Wallwork. It was a very small room with enough space for a small electric kiln. He was initially using mainly hand building, coiling, blocking and slabbing techniques. While researching ideas, he was supporting himself by part-time lecturing at London University, Goldsmiths College and St Mary's College. In addition, Rooke's membership of 'The Craftsman Potters' Association' enabled him to show his work in a shop in Carnaby Street in London. In 1967, both the need for a larger working space and becoming disillusioned with living in London spurred Rooke into moving out of the city and to an old mill building in Swilland in Suffolk. Rooke wanted to widen the range of work so as to become more commercial. With the birth of his son, Aaron, and much needed work to be done on the mill, it was important to be able to make a living. In 1968, the Grand Metropolitan Hotel commissioned Rooke to make 120 standard lamps, 120 table lamps as well as a 24 foot long ceramic mural and another 9 foot high, which incorporated interior lighting. The money from the commission helped to pay for much needed restoration work on the mill. By the 1970s, a gallery space was opened in the windmill and run by Susan Rooke, Bernard's wife, selling work to locals and tourists as well as to American airmen based nearby. The vision for Mill Gallery was beginning to develop and alongside this a reputation was building bringing in a good source of income. Sons Aaron and Felix were becoming more involved with the running of the pottery, giving Bernard more time to develop new ideas and designs and more time to continue with his painting. In 2004, the Rooke family decided not to sell to the public through the gallery anymore and close the pottery to concentrate more on painting and printmaking. In 2017 Bernard's lighting was featured in the Exhibition: “Glass, Light, Paint & Clay” at the Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibition featured four artists: Bernard Rooke, John Maltby...