Anthony Bryant | Brown Oak Vessel 1995
Brown oak, turned tall undulating vessel, incised signature and date
H 40.9cm, W 26.9cm, D 26.5cm
PROVENANCE: The Marc & Diane Grainer Collection, Washington DC, United States
Acquired Contemporary Applied Arts, May 1995
'Brown Oak is not a species of the Oak family, but simply a natural staining process that sometime occurs during the growth of a tree. Traditionally, these trees have been highly valued from their rarity and beauty...I have always loved this wood because of its wonderful colour and because it usually moves, when drying, into wonderful natural shapes.'.
'How Ron Kent and Anthony Bryant are able to make bowls this thin is a constant amazement to me.' - Diane Grainer