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Australian Themes & Other Makers — Ceramics - Bonhams
Auction House:
| Bonhams | |
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| Number of lots recorded: | 33 |
| Lots with images: | 33 |
| Prices available: | 33 |
Category:
Australian Themes & Other Makers
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | A Maud O'Reilly painted pottery figure of a kookaburra, circa 1926, in rich tones of cobalt, mauve, brown, grey and white, seated on a pedestal covered with gum leaves and gum nuts glazed grey and rich turqoise, 29 cm high incised signature M. OReilly,… | *** |  |
| *** | Loma Lautour (1902-1964), 'Pan', a life size glazed earthenware bust of a satyr, circa 1945 in mottled blue and grey glaze, raised on a square socle with inscribed title and signature Loma Lautour, possibly a portrait of Norman Lindsay, the father-in-law… | *** |  |
| *** | A blue and white porcelain dish, circa 1840, the transfer printed dish with a rose decorated border centred by an image of a Hunter River Steam Navigation Company clipper ship, blue printed company mark and inscribed 'The Rose' to the base, 24 cm diameter… | *** |  |
| *** | Alexander Murray (1863-1938), a pair of glazed earthenware kiwi bookends, circa 1925 inscribed to the side A. Murray, 14.5 cm high. Reference: a similar pair of bookends are illustrated in Australian Pottery of the 19th and 20th century by Marjorie Graham… | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian stoneware ginger beer bottle by Jonathan Leak, circa 1820, the brown grey salt glaze impressed 'Leak', 18 cm high. Jonathan Leak was born in 1779 in Burslem, England. He was deported to Australia in 1819 on the charge of burglary. Governor… | *** |  |
| *** | Mamie Venner (1882-1974), a large octagonal glazed earthenware ginger jar and cover, circa 1933 painted and gilt with peacocks and feathers on a bronze ground, domed cover with gilt lion finial, signed and dated Mamie Venner 1933, 46 cm high. Reference:… | *** |  |
| *** | Violet Mace (1890-1968), a green glazed earthenware jug carved with gumnuts and leaves, inscribed initials VM/Bothwell/1914/Tasmania, 10 cm high. Notes: for a similar jug see Australian Art Pottery 1900-1950 Casuarina Pess, plate 281 | *** |  |
| *** | Olive Moase (1895-1966), A sgraffito work vase circa 1937 decorated with birds amongst scrolls, glazed earthenware, inscribed OM monogram and 1937, 21.5 cm high. Provenance: Geoff K. Gray Auction, 24 Jun 1985 | *** |  |
| *** | Darbyshire Pottery, Western Australia, a glazed earthenware ringtail possum leaping from a tree, 16 cm high; and a koala and joey, 10 cm high, both inscribed Darbyshire (2) | *** |  |
| *** | A Stone's Bristol pottery blue glazed kangaroo teapot, circa 1920, impressed factory marks, 15 cm high. Reference: For an identical pot see Marjorie Graham Australian Pottery of the 19th & early 20th century, Plate 140 | *** |  |
| *** | Florence Matthews (1895-1981), a glazed landscape earthenware vase incised with blue and green trees, inscribed F Matthews, 1933, 16 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Neil McCredie (1901-1968), an orange glazed fish earthenware vase modelled with fish and seaweed, inscribed monogram NMC/Epping NSW, 16 cm high. (illustrated Australian Art Pottery 1900-1950 Casuarina Pess, plate 272) | *** |  |
| *** | Neil McCredie (1901-1968), an earthenware koala, 14 cm high; a tortoise, 12 cm high; and a duck, 8.5 cm high, all inscribed McCredie NSW (3) | *** |  |
| *** | Stone's Bristol Pottery, a blue glazed kangaroo teapot, circa 1920 impressed factory mark, 13 cm high, (for identical pot see Australian Pottery of the 19th & Early 20th century by Marjorie Graham, plate 140) | *** |  |
| *** | Alice Mylie Peppin (1907-1992), a blue glazed earthenware plate, circa 1960 decorated with leaves and berries, inscribed AMP '61, 20 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | Harry Lindeman (1872-1948), a brown and yellow floral glazed earthenware vase, circa 1930 with a vertical striped neck above a band of flowerheads, inscribed Lindeman, 18 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Darbyshire Pottery, Western Australia, a glazed earthenware koala and joey, 10 cm high; a platypus bowl 10 cm wide; and a turtle, 8 cm wide, inscribed and print marks and labels (3) | *** |  |
| *** | A Large Australian pottery jardiniere, in the form of a koala holding a tree trunk, 35 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | An Australian glazed earthenware koala, possibly by Darbyshire Pottery, Western Australia, 23 cm high. Reference: For similar figure see Australian Pottery of the 19th & early 20th century, by Marjorie Graham, Plate 26 | *** |  |
| *** | Maud Valerie (Val) McMaster (1913-1983), A hexagonal painted earthenware box and cover, circa 1933 raised on bun feet, painted with stylised leaves, signed and dated Val McMaster, 1933, 13 cm diameter. Provenance: Southside Antique Market, Jun 1986 | *** |  |
| *** | Stone's Bristol Pottery, Brisbane, an orange glazed comport, 19 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | Gertrude E. Brown (1871-1959), a painted porcelain vase with putti at play amongst clouds and a band of flowers signed and dated Gertrude E brown 28/9/04, 19 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Ada Ione Newman (1870-1949), a porcelain charger, the border painted with butterflies on a cloudy blue sky, signed A.J. Newman, 36 cm diameter; and a set of six coffee cups and saucer painted with gumnuts (7) | *** |  |
| *** | Maude Poynter (1869-1945), a purple blue glazed earthenware chamberstick inscribed and dated MP Ratho Tas. 1926, 14 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Gwen Watson (1916-1994), a circular earthenware dish surmounted by a ringtail possum, inscribed initials G.W, 14 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Louisa Taylor, a blue glazed earthenware squat candle stick, circa 1925, with an applied mushroom, inscribed twice L. Taylor, 13 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | Byram Mansell (1894-1977), a pair of glazed earthenware mugs decorated in green leaves, 12 cm high, one signed Byram Mansell, boomerang marks. Provenance: Old Ark Broadway, Sydney, 4 Jun 1986 | *** |  |
| *** | Port Arthur Pottery, a floral moulded green plate, 22 cm diameter; and a small floral milk jug (2) | *** |  |
| *** | Rose Noble, an 'Agate' Ware glazed earthenware vase, 11.5 cm high and a small jug with a boomerang, marked Avalon NSW, 6 cm high (2) | *** |  |
| *** | Ada Ione Newman (1870-1949), a porcelain teapot painted, with white flowers and berries on a blue ground; and a matching cup, saucer and plate, painted signature. (4) | *** |  |
| *** | Sandra black (b. 1950), a sgraffito earthenware plate and two candlesticks, the night landscape plate inscribed Sandra black, Feb 85, 25 cm diameter; the celadon candlesticks, 16.5 cm high (3) | *** |  |
| *** | Sandra black (b. 1950), three white glazed earthenware pots, inscribed and dated 77, 10 cm diameter (3) | *** |  |
| *** | Janet Gray (John Barnard Knight, 1910-1993), a green glazed earthenware plate decorated with a lyre bird, inscribed Janet Gray Australia, 19 cm diameter. Notes: John Barnard Knight taught pottery at Royal Melbourne Technical College from 1934-1971. During… | *** |  |