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Australian Studio Ceramics — Shapiro Auctioneers

Auction House:Shapiro AuctioneersNumber of lots recorded:161
Sale Title:Australian Studio CeramicsLots with images:161
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:84
Date:19-Apr-2023
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Betty McLaren (Australian), Pair of Bowls, wheel-thrown earthenware, glazed blue-green with majolica fish decoration to interiors, both incised 'Betty McLaren' underneath (2), diameter 14.5 cm (each). Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Betty McLaren (Australian), Salt & Pepper Shakers, slipcast earthenware of baluster form, glazed white with a band of abstract flowers in various colours, both incised 'McL' underneath (2), height 13 cm (each). Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Gus and Betty McLaren (Australian), Three Majolica Sculptures, slipcast earthenware glazed white with decoration in various colours, comprising a bull, a horse and a pelican, all incised 'McLaren' underneath, the pelican with hairline cracks (A/F), height 19 cm (pelican), 18.5 cm (horse), 12 cm (bull). Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Gus and Betty McLaren (Australian), Two Pairs Salt and Pepper Shakers, slipcast earthenware, glazed blue and brown, all incised 'McL' underneath (4), height 13 cm (each). Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Gus and Betty McLaren (Australian), Three Animal Sculptures, slipcast earthenware glazed green, blue and brown, comprising two horses and a bull, all incised 'McLaren' underneath (3), height 19 cm (horse), 10.5 cm (bull). Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Gus and Betty McLaren (Australian), Two Cow Sculptures, slipcast earthenware glazed blue-green with sgraffito patterned decoration, both incised 'McLaren' underneath (2), 12 cm (bull). Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Gus and Betty McLaren (Australian), sculpture of a cat, slipcast earthenware in the shape of a cat with raised head, glazed dark blue and brown with sgraffito decoration to body, incised 'McLaren' underneath, height 17 cm length 25 cm. Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Gus and Betty McLaren (Australian), sculpture of a cat, slipcast earthenware in the shape of a cat with lowered head, glazed blue and brown with sgraffito decoration to body, incised 'McLaren' underneath, length 29.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Gus and Betty McLaren (Australian), Sculpture of a Lion, slipcast earthenware, with squared head and body, sgraffito decoration depicting the hair of the lion's mane, glazed blue and brown with a centre band of multicolour majolica patterns, incised 'McLaren' to belly, sits on three of the four legs, height 19 cm length 25 cm. Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Gus and Betty McLaren (Australian), Sculpture of a Bull, slipcast earthenware, with tilted head and front-facing eyes, sgraffito and handbuilt decoration to the body, glazed blue and brown, incised 'McLaren' to belly, height 19 cm length 28 cm. Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Gus and Betty McLaren (Australian), Sculpture of a Bull, slipcast earthenware, with raised head, sgraffito and handbuilt decoration to the body, glazed blue and brown, incised 'McLaren' to belly, height 18.5 cm length 26.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Gus and Betty McLaren (Australian), sculpture of a bull, slipcast earthenware, green-blue glaze, reticulated, sgraffito and handbuilt decoration, signed 'McLaren' underneath, height 18.5 cm length 31 cm. Provenance: Private Collection Sydney
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Michael Cardew (British, 1901-1983), Assorted Pieces, c. 1960, glazed stoneware, comprising one oval platter with oxide decoration of a fish, one plate and one teapot, all chipped, handle to the teapot restored (A/F) (3). Provenance: Collection of Donald and Phyllis Brook
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Henri Le Grand (Dutch/Australian, 1921-1978), Two Pieces, c. 1963, wheel-thrown stoneware, comprising one lidded tureen and one jug (2). Provenance: Collection of Donald and Phyllis Brook
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Charles Drew (Australian, 1891-1968), Ovoid Vase, wheel-thrown stoneware, satin iron brown glaze with sgraffito bands to shoulder, artist signature incised underneath, height 18.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection Sydney
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Joan Grounds (American/Australian, b. 1939), Two Abstract Sculptures, c. 1972, wheel-thrown and handbuilt stoneware, oxide decoration, one glazed partially red, both damaged (A/F) (2). Provenance: Collection of Donald and Phyllis Brook
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Allan Lowe (Australian, 1907-2001), Assorted Pieces, wheel-thrown stoneware, glazed in shades of brown, comprising two teacups with saucers and a lidded tureen, artist's signatures underneath (5), diameter 15.5 cm (saucers), 16.5 cm (tureen). Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Allan Lowe (Australian, 1907-2001), Assorted Pieces, wheel-thrown stoneware, glazed in various colours, comprising a vase, a small lidded tureen, a small dish, together with a Reg Preston lidded yellow-glazed jar, artist's signatures underneath all (4), height 16 cm (vase), 17.5 cm (Preston jar). Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Victor Greenaway (Australian, b. 1947), Two Graduated Pitchers, c. 1980, wheel-thrown stoneware, cream shino glaze with oxide decoration of floral sprays, Broomhill Pottery seal impressed underneath handles (2), height 22.5 cm, 15 cm. Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Elsa Ardern (New Zealander/Australian, 1918-2006), Two Pieces, wheel-thrown stoneware, the vase of squat form with sides shaped hexagonally, glazed cream and black with sgraffito to the sides, the bowl glazed cream and blue to the interior, both incised underneath with the artist's signature (2), diameter 16.5 cm (vase), 21 cm (bowl). Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Charles Wilton (Scottish/Australian, 1916-2000), Three Candlesticks, wheel-thrown stoneware, a pair glazed yellow-brown, tapering upwards with ribbed sides and flared rims, the third glazed brown tapering upwards with sgraffito decoration and a bowl rim, artist's signature incised underneath to all (3), height 21.5 cm, 17.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Charles Wilton (Scottish/Australian, 1916-2000), Two Vases, wheel-thrown stoneware, two-tone grey-black drip glaze to exterior, comprising one of conical form with slightly flared rim, one of baluster form, artist's signature incised underneath both (2), height 25.5 cm (conical), 11 cm (baluster). Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Cynthia Mitchell (Australian, 1930-2019), Two Pieces, wheel-thrown stoneware glazed brown, comprising one lidded pot with handles, and one ewer, artist's seals impressed to edge of base to both (2), height 25.5 cm (ewer), diameter 21.5 (pot). Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Christopher Sanders (Australian, b. 1952), Two Pieces, 1970s, wheel-thrown stoneware, comprising one small plate with a mottled textural chocolate brown glaze, dated 1972, and a handled vase glazed green-brown with oxide decoration, dated 1975, artist's signature and dates underneath (2), height 26 cm (vase), diameter 21.5 cm (plate). Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Gillian Bovill (Australian), Large Covered Ewer, wheel-thrown stoneware of elongated globular form with handles and small spout, glazed green-black, artist's signature underneath, height 28 cm. Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Cootch Memmott (Australian, 1925-2011), Globular Vase, wheel-thrown stoneware, with various glazes poured over each other, artist's signature underneath, height 26 cm. Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Rod Page (Australian), Crystalline Vase, baluster-form porcelain with blue-green macrocrystalline glaze, signed to base, height 27 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Remued, Vase, c. 1940s, wheelthrown earthenware, pale brown and green drip glaze, of baluster form, signed to base 'Remued 26-12', partially retains factory sticker, height 30 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Noel Flood (Australian, b. 1936), Bowl, wheel-thrown stoneware, glazed brown and white, signed underneath, together with a Margaret Saunders plate, signed (2), diameter 24 cm, 23.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Three Studio Pieces, Mid-Century, comprising one Christine Ball wheel-thrown bowl, dated 1986, stamped Myoora Pottery, one Tom Sanders flask vase, dated 1956, and one Vagn Nykel lidded bottle vase, all signed (3), diameter 19.5 cm (bowl), height 24 cm (Sanders), 29.5 cm (Nykel). Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Harold Hughan (Australian, 1893-1987), Two Pieces, wheel-thrown stoneware, shino glaze with oxide decoration, comprising a pitcher and a plate, both signed and incised with artist's marks underneath, hairline crack to bottom of pitcher's handle (A/F) (2), height 21 cm (pitcher), diameter 22 cm (plate). Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Peter Laycock (Australian, 1927-2009), Two Pieces, 1967, wheel-thrown stoneware, brown and grey glazed with oxide decoration, comprising one plate and one bowl, artist's signatures underneath, the plate dated (2), diameter 21 cm (bowl), 24 cm (plate). Provenance: Private Collection Qld
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Artist Unknown, Strainer Pot, wheel-thrown stoneware, lidded with handbuilt coil finial, perforated to base, sitting on plate, unglazed to exterior with oxide bands, glazed satin black to interior, diameter 20 cm. Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Artist Unknown, Bottle Vase, wheel-thrown stoneware, altered, flared rim, cream satin glaze with unglazed rectangle pattern to side, some chips (A/F), height 34 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Artist Unknown, Sculptural Comport, wheel-thrown porcelain, decorated with handbuilt lotus leaves, flowers and ducks, height 18.5 cm. Provenance: Collection of Donald and Phyllis Brook
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Artist Unknown, Sculpture of a Vegetable, handbuilt terracotta glazed green with sgraffito decoration to sides, length 27 cm. Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Two Pieces, wheel-thrown stoneware, green-brown glaze with oxide decoration, the smaller of baluster form, the taller with squared sides, artist's seals impressed to bases (2), height 9.5 cm, 18 cm. Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Assorted Pieces, wheel-thrown stoneware, comprising one teapot, three bowls of various sizes and glazes, one bowl and handle of teapot restored (A/F) (4). Provenance: Collection of Donald and Phyllis Brook
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Artist Unknown, Two Bowls, wheel-thrown stoneware glazed brown with expressionist oxide decoration to the interior, some chips, the other unglazed with oxide decoration of a nude, artist's seal impressed to the edge of bases (A/F) (2), diameter 25.5 cm, 21.5 cm. Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Large Lidded Jar, wheel-thrown terracotta, yellow-cream glaze with green oxide splatter decoration, some chips (A/F), height 35.5 cm. Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Two Large Tureens, wheel-thrown terracotta of squat baluster form, rope twist handles to the shoulders, conical lid, glazed dark-brown, some chips, together with another splatterware tureen, cracked (A/F) (2), height 35 cm, 33 cm. Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Two Majolica Ewers, wheel-thrown, earthenware with majolica decoration, possibily Italian (2), height 12 cm, 18 cm. Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Set of Five Majolica Bowls, wheel-thrown terracotta, white tin glaze with striped multi-colour oxide decoration (5), diameter 17-18 cm (each). Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Two Italian Majolica Bowls, wheel-thrown terracotta, tin glaze with oxide decoration of leaves (2), diameter 29 cm, 31 cm. Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Two Italian Dishes, wheel-thrown terracotta, the larger with oxide criss-cross pattern, the smaller with brown and yellow slip marbling (2), diameter 25.5 cm, 40 cm. Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Three Pieces of Splatterware, wheel-thrown terracotta with oxide slip splattered on, comprising one small lidded tureen, one small jug and one large pitcher, all with chips (A/F) (3), height 31.5 cm (pitcher), 16 cm (jug), 13.5 (tureen). Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Delftware Dish, wheel-thrown earthenware, with white tin glaze, blue oxide decoration of floral sprays, yellow to the rim, some chips (A/F), diameter 27 cm. Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Delft, Water Jar, 1696, wheel-thrown earthenware, flattened front and back, the sides with several handles for attaching rope, white tin glaze with blue oxide decoration, the front of a lady surrounded by a border of acanthus leaves, the back with a medallion of acanthus leaves around the date, several chips and some handles missing (A/F), height 35 cm. Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Two Italian Pieces, wheel-thrown terracotta with oxide slip marble decoration, comprising one deep bowl and one ewer, hairline cracks to the bowl (A/F) (2), height 14.5 cm (ewer), diameter 24.5 cm (bowl). Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Chinese Sancai Bowl, wheel-thrown earthenware, with tri-colour oxide in green, yellow and brown decorated in a regular splash pattern, diameter 17 cm. Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Chinese Longquan Celadon Bowl, Qing Dynasty (1636-1912), finely wheel-thrown porcelain with pale blue-green glaze, incised decoration of three serene buddhas reclining amongst clouds, diameter 17.5 cm. Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Set of Three Qinghua Bowls, Qing Dynasty (1636-1912), wheel-thrown porcelain, glazed blue and white depicting dragons and phoenixes, one with hairline cracks (A/F) (3), diameter 15 cm (each). Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Chinese Qinghua Ginger Jar, wheel-thrown porcelain or ovoid form, lidded, with blue and white glaze decoration depicting a countryside landscape, height 21 cm. Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Chinese Qinghua Ginger Jar, wheel-thrown porcelain or ovoid form, lidded, with blue and white glaze decoration depicting three immortals playing with a qilin, height 23 cm. Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Pair of Chinese Qinghua Plates, wheel-thrown and altered porcelain, octagonal, glazed blue and white depicting garden scenes surrounded by borders of floral sprays, together with a sqaured famille rose type porcelain vase (3), diameter 23 cm (each), height 20 cm. Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Assorted Blue and White Pieces, wheel-thrown glazed porcelain and stoneware, comprising two graduated plates, two dishes, one bowl and a small circular box (6), diameter 19 cm (largest plate). Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Japanese Seto Ware Bowl, 19th Century, wheel-thrown glazed earthenware with oxide 'horse eye' decoration, signed underneath, diameter 26 cm. Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Peruvian Torito de Pucara Sculpture, handbuilt earthenware in the form of a bull, with oxide decoration, height 30 cm. Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Continental Decorative Plate, mould-pressed porcelain of oval shape, with painted decoration of insects amongst grape vines, length 19.5 cm. Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney
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Three Hungarian Religious Plaques, Mid 20th Century, terracotta, unglazed, painted, raised relief decoration depicting Adam and Eve, the Madonna and Child, and a royal banquet (3), 29 x 42 cm (largest). Provenance: Private Estate Sydney
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Collection of Sturt Pottery Pieces, c. 1960, wheel-thrown glazed stoneware, comprising two pairs of tea cups and a set of five bowls (9). Provenance: Collection of Donald and Phyllis Brook
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