I'm afraid there are very, very few of these big strapped bottles around. I know of this one, one which was sold at the last Gaydon fair, (Peter Elliot again) and a smaller, but signed one which has "been seen" by another very reputable and knowledgeable dealer/expert.
The strapping bears some small resemblance to the characters on the Chinese bowls, although it doesn't cross over itself - the design is very "psychadelic" - appropriate to the time. (but not multicoloured, obviously)
If I had encountered any more in my collecting life, I would have pounced, because I absolutely adore it - I do try to keep track of things.
Sadly, I didn't meet Mark in time to get pics of pieces from my collection in his book, and living up here in Scotland would have made it difficult too.
I've certainly encountered more Crizzle stones than faceted Inside-outs and strapped bottles - I believe there are 14 known Crizzle stones to date (counting mine
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I do think I might have one piece of the block design - a small amethyst square.
Will get a pic when I get the others sorted out.
These blue cased thick Fish/mallet vases turn up less frequently than the cube ones.
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