Troika Pottery

This is a pair of highly collectible Troika Pottery cylinder vases (or potentially small pencil jars/candle holders) from the St Ives period in Cornwall, England.
​Key Identification Details

​Maker: Troika Pottery, founded in 1963 by Leslie Illsley, Benny Sirota, and Jan Thompson.
​Period: These pieces are from the St Ives period (1963–1970), as indicated by the "St. Ives" hand-painted mark on the base. In 1970, the pottery moved to Newlyn.
Troika Pottery, founded in 1963 by Leslie Illsley, Benny Sirota, and Jan Thompson.

​Period: These pieces are from the St Ives period (1963–1970), as indicated by the "St. Ives" hand-painted mark on the base. In 1970, the pottery moved to Newlyn.

​Artist Mark: The hand-written initials on the base (likely "AB" or similar) represent the specific decorator who finished the piece. For example, "AB" often refers to Avril Bennet or Alison Brigden.

​Style: These are "textured" wares, known for their rough, brutalist exterior and abstract geometric relief designs. This style was intended to challenge the more traditional, rounded pottery common at the time.