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Ceramics — Shapiro Auctioneers

$39,273
Pair of Royal Worcester porcelain ewers, by Charles Baldwyn, c.…
$24,000
Pair of monumental gilt bronze mounted Sevres style cobalt blue…
$23,400
Marguerite Mahood, brush tail possum incised to base T1662.…
$19,200
Marguerite Mahood figural group titled 'The Grievance',…
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Number of lots recorded:96
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Ceramics
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*** William Moorcroft, salt glaze vase, c. 1925, Landscape' pattern, decorated with five trees on a landscape background, signed in blue 'W. Moorcroft', impressed 'Moorcroft Made in England', height 24 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, NSW ***
*** Grace Seccombe, red breasted finch incised Australia, restoration to beak and tail. Height 17.5 cm ***
*** Clarice Cliff 'Bizarre' coffee pot, c. 1929-1930 'Swirls' pattern, stamped 'Registration applied for', printed factory marks to base 'Hand painted Bizarre by Clarice Cliff Newport Pottery England'. Height 21.5 cm ***
*** Lewis J. Harvey (1871-1949). Three Indigenous busts, earthenware, with bronze metallic glaze, of two males and one female, each retain artist's signature (3), height 20.5 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Jack Grace collection ***
*** Christopher Dresser, goat vase ***
*** Royal Copenhagen, Flora Danica porcelain soup tureen and Underplate, 20th century, the cover surmounted by a branch handle with flowerhead terminals, the body flanked by similar handles and decorated with botanical specimens, named in Latin to the… ***
*** Royal Copenhagen, flora Danica porcelain glass cooler or monteith bowl, 20th century, the oval basin with crenelated rim, decorated with seventeen specimen flowers identified in Latin to the underside, the paneled border with gilt bosses, retains printed… ***
*** Australian Pottery koala, glazed earthenware, depicting a koala near a tree stump, artist's signature to base, height 16 cm with 14.5 cm. Provenance: The collection of Robert Hutchinson, Sydney ***
*** William IV sterling silver trophy cup, mark of Benjamin Stephens, London, 1837, with a flower and leaf rim, the body chased and engraved with three horses and their riders, one side inscribed ' presented to Lieut Sheberras (?) in the Direction of the… ***
*** Pippin Drysdale (Australian, b. 1943), Pilbara series, 2015, porcelain incised with coloured glazes, artist's signature and date to base, height 30 cm diameter 23 cm. Provenance: Private Collection Perth ***
*** Remued, vase, with applied gum leaves and nuts, blue, green and yellow flambe glaze, incised Pamela handmade. Height 22 cm ***
*** William Moorcroft, large vase, c. 1925, 'Eventide' pattern, decorated with a continuous band of trees against a mottled orange ground, signed in blue 'W. Moorcroft', impressed 'Moorcroft Made in England, height 33 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Mary Smart ***
*** William Moorcroft, pair of candlesticks, c. 1925, 'Moonlit Blue' pattern, decorated with trees in a landscape in tones of blue and green, signed in green 'W. Moorcroft', impressed 'Moorcroft Made in England' (2), height 25.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of… ***
*** John Stinton Jnr for Royal Worcester, porcelain double-handled vase, c. 1910, of campana form with scroll handles, painted with a herd of highland cattle grazing in a misty mountainous landscape, on square chamfered base, signed 'John Stinton', with… ***
*** Marguerite Mahood, active 1931-56, Curiosity, 1933, modelled as an imp peering into a pot, decorated with polychrome glazes; incised 'Curiosity M. Mahood 1933 Imp 4 C459' ***
*** Grace Seccombe. 'Billy Blue Gum', signed and titled to base. Height 19.5 cm ***
*** Camille Faure, enamelled vase, manufactured by Limoges, France; copper vessel decorated with polychrome enamels, enamelled 'C. Faure Limoges'. Height 28 cm. Provenance: Sir Elton John collection ***
*** Hagenauer, pair of golfers, manufactured by Werkstatte Hagenauer, Austria; copper, stamped 'WHW made in Austria'. Height male 48 cm and female 46 cm respectively ***
*** Vessel architectural Pottery (USA), LS Sculpture, slip cast stoneware, comprising fifteen segments, retains factory stamp, height 183 cm width 150 cm. ***
*** Alan Peascod (Australian, 1943-2007) lustre pot, 1980, stoneware of bottle form with gold lustre glaze, signed and dated within the glaze 'Peascod 80' ***
*** Carol Panangka Rontji (b. 1968), Two Port Lincoln Parrots Lidded Pot, Hermannsburg, NT, hand-coiled terracotta clay, with underglaze decoration, marked 'CR561', height 26 cm. Provenance: Hermannsburg Potters, NT, Private Collection, Sydney ***
*** Hermes, 'Africa Green' porcelain part Dinnerware service, comprising two small coffee cups, two tea cups, one milk creamer, one lidded sugar bowl and teapot, four saucers, four bread plates, three soup bowls, two dinner plates, one serving bowl (23),… ***
*** Bakewell Bros., rare terracotta bust of Captain James Cook, resting on cylindrical terracotta pedestal base (2), height 97 cm (bust), height 93 cm (pedestal). Provenance: One of three known to exist in the world. Originally placed in the garden at St… ***
*** Marguerite Mahood, lidded bowl with lizard, incised M. Mahood B326, (1932). Height 10.5 cm ***
*** William Moorcroft, large vase, c. 1928, 'Eventide' pattern, of slim ovoid form, decorated with five trees in a landscape against a mottled orange ground, signed in blue 'W. Moorcroft', impressed 'Moorcroft Made in England', retains printed Moorcroft paper… ***
*** William Moorcroft, large jardiniere, c. 1920, 'Pansy' pattern, decorated with a band of mauve and red pansies against a navy blue ground, signed in blue 'W. Moorcroft', impressed 'Moorcroft, Made in England, height 33 cm diameter 32 cm. Provenance:… ***
*** Peter Rushforth (Australian, 1920-2015), Large Globular Pot, wheel thrown stoneware with open neck, flowing blue and brown glaze with crawling iron oxide in the design of a tree, artist's seal impressed near base, height 34 cm ***
*** Alan Peascod (Australian, 1943-2007), Gold Lustre Vase, 1994, stoneware of Middle Eastern form, gold lustre glaze, decorated with scrolling motifs and a framed mythical beast, signed and dated to body 'Peascod 94', retains exhibition decal stickers to… ***
*** Christofle extensive porcelain dinner service, 'Malmaison' pattern, with hand applied platinum border, sixteen place settings, with printed factory marks, one entree plate (A/F) (quantity). Provenance: The Collection of Mr and Mrs Matthew Handbury, Sydney ***
*** Pippin Drysdale (Australian, b. 1943), Pyrites lustre 09-Pilbara series, 2015, porcelain vessel of conical shape, matte glaze exterior patterned as topographical lines in shades of purple and brown with gold leaves, artist's signature and date to base,… ***
*** William Ricketts, bookends, hand moulded earthenware. Height 33 x 25 x 25 cm ***
*** Versace for Rosenthal 'Ikarus Barocco' porcelain dinner service place setting for six, comprising six 15 cm plates, seven 25 cm plates, seven 35 cm plates, six 25 cm plates, seven soup bowls with rim, six soup cups with saucers, one 35 cm oval platter,… ***
*** Clarice Cliff, Bizarre three piece cruet set, c. 1930, applique Lucerne pattern, comprising salt, pepper and mustard pot, shakers marked 'Bizarre by Clarice Cliff' with hand painted 'Applique', pot marked 'Hand painted Bizarre by Clarice Cliff Newport… ***
*** Dame Lucie Rie, (1902-1995), & Hans Coper, (1920-1981), pouring vessel with underplate, stoneware with white speckled glaze and fine brown line on the edge of the rim, raised potter's monogram for Lucie Rie and Hans Coper to base of vessel, plate unmarked… ***
*** Margaret Dodd, 1955 Chevy ceramic Automobile, black and chrome glaze, signed and dated on underside 'M.Dodd, '92' together with female anatomical sculpture, signed and dated 'Dodd, '70' A/F (2), height 20 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Ray Hughes ***
*** William de Morgan (English, 1839-1917) Arts & Crafts vase, c. 1890 glazed earthenware, of bottle form, with foliage and floral motif, retains impressed mark to underside 'W de Morgan Merton Abbey', minor chips to rim, height 27 cm. Provenance: Richard… ***
*** Disabled Soldiers' pottery, four vases and a jug, c. 1921-25, wheel-thrown and one slip cast red stoneware with brown and green flambe glazes, of various forms, all pieces stamped underneath (4), approx. Height 27 cm (tallest vase). Provenance: The… ***
*** John Castle Harris vase, with blue lizard, incised Castle Harris. Height 13 cm ***
*** William Moorcroft, large vase, c. 1914, 'Spanish' pattern, decorated with scrolling flowers in tones of red and mauve on a mottled green ground, signed in green 'W. Moorcroft' and dated '1914', impressed 'Moorcroft Burslem', restored body, height 47 cm.… ***
*** William Moorcroft, large vase, c. 1920, 'Big Poppy' pattern, decorated with four large poppies against a navy blue ground, signed in blue 'W. Moorcroft', impressed 'Moorcroft, Made in England, height 27 cm width 30 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Mary Smart ***
*** Klytie Pate, vase, glazed stoneware incised with decorations of Kangaroos, inscribed 'Klytie Pate' to the base height 19 cm ***
*** Clarice Cliff, shark's teeth conical bowl ***
*** Signed Louis Wain figural pottery spill vase in the form of a stylised pig ***
*** Charles Noke and Arthur Eaton for Royal Doulton, tall Sung vase, c. 1930, decorated in rich red flambe tones with trees in a landscape, body signed 'A. Eaton', with printed factory mark to underside, signed 'Noke, Sung' and numbered '702263', height 46 cm ***
*** Grace Seccombe (1880-1956), pair of yellow Budgerigars the body painted yellow and green with black linear highlights on tree stump base, incised 'Grace Seccombe, Australia', retains paper decal label. Height 17 cm ***
*** Hiroe Swen (Japanese Australian, b. 1934), large Ikebana vase, c. 1980, slab and coil built stoneware of shouldered form, decorated with birds in flight against a matte glazed body, artist's seals impressed to base, signed 'Hiroe Swen', height 43 cm,… ***
*** Limoges, dinner service, comprising twelve each of dinner, entree, salad and bread plates, consomme dishes with saucers, tea cups and saucers, coffee cups and saucers and vegetable side dishes together with one small and one large oval serving platters,… ***
*** Alan Peascod (Australian, 1943-2007), bottle vase, 1982 wheel thrown stoneware, of bottle form with matte light olive and teal glaze with incised decoration, signed and dated within the glaze 'Peascod 82' ***
*** Merric Boyd (Australian, 1888-1959). Assorted ceramic pieces, earthenware, comprising of two vases, one decorated with koala reliefs, and one bowl, each with green glaze, signed and dated to base 'Merric Boyd' '1924' '1931' '1946', minor repair to rim… ***
*** William Moorcroft, vase, c. 1930, Fish' pattern, of globular form, decorated with four fish swimming amongst aquatic plants against a green ground, signed in blue 'W. M.', impressed facsimile signature and 'Potter to H.M. The Queen, Made in England',… ***
*** Pippin Drysdale (Australian, b. 1943), Treescape, Breakaway Series, 1994, porcelain with white tin glaze, under fritted colour, and lustres painted in abstract design, artist's signature incised into glaze to base 'Pippin Drysdale Treescape '94', height… ***
*** Clarice Cliff, Bizarre vase c. 1930, applique 'Idyll' pattern, baluster shaped, printed factory mark to base 'Hand painted Bizarre by Clarice Cliff Newport Pottery England', height 22.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney ***
*** Hiroe Swen (Japanese Australian, b. 1934), large Ikebana vase, c. 1980s, slab and coil built stoneware of shouldered form, decorated with abstract birds in flight design against matte glazed body, artist's seals impressed to base, signed 'Hiroe Swen,… ***
*** Col Levy, glazed stoneware vase, drip glaze. Height 45 cm. Provenance: Boutwell Draper gallery ***
*** Clarice Cliff, Fantasque' Jug, c. 1933-1934, twin-handled 'Honolulu' pattern, impressed shape name 'ISIS' and printed factory marks to base 'Fantasque Hand Painted Bizarre by Clarice Cliff Newport Pottery England, height 24.5 cm ***
*** William Ricketts, milk jug, dated 1936, earthenware naturalistically modelled in the form of a tree stump, a curved branch handle, with a kookaburra to base. Fully inscribed and signed to base. Height 12 cm ***
*** Georges Jouve (French, 1910-1964). 'Vide Poche', circa 1950 white glaze, underside incised with artist’s mark ***
*** Clarice Cliff, Bizarre vase, c. 1930, 'Tennis' pattern, waisted form, printed factory mark to base 'Hand painted Bizarre by Clarice Cliff Newport Pottery England, height 21 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, NSW ***
*** Ladi Kwali, large vase, glazed stoneware, impressed artist seal to base height 32 cm Ladi Kwali was a student of Michael Cardew ***
*** Ormolu mounted Sevres style cobalt blue ground porcelain covered urn, late 19th century, finely painted with three maidens and putti among clouds, the reverse with a putto in landscape, signed 'C Rochette', the lid with red printed stamp 'Chateau des… ***
*** Remued koala vase, glazed in shades of brown with applied koala to branch handle, incised Remued to base. Height 13 cm ***
*** William Moorcroft, large vase, c. 1925, cornflower' pattern, decorated with flower heads in pale pink and white with blue stamens, against a green and blue ground, signed in blue 'W. Moorcroft', impressed 'Moorcroft, Made in England, height 32 cm ***
*** Ruskin Pottery, high fired bottle vase, 1908, covered in a rich blue glaze with green speckles, with factory mark to base 'Ruskin Pottery West Smethwick' and dated 1908, height 37 cm ***
*** John Stinton, pair of Royal Worcester twin handled vases, one depicting highland cattle the other Shetland sheep, artist signed, blue stamped maker's mark, and 962/C. Diameter 21 cm ***
*** Hugo Lonitz & Co., Majolica Squirrel vase, depicting a squirrel climbing a tree stump with green leafing (A/F). Height 29 cm ***
*** Hiroe Swen (Japanese/Australian, b. 1934). Ikebana Vase, c. 1977, slab and coil built stoneware with aquamarine satin glaze with linear design on both sides and top, artists signature and seals impressed on base, height 21 cm, width 33 cm, depth 16 cm.… ***
*** Spode, Indian sporting well and tree platter, early 19th century, earthenware with blue underglaze transfer decoration of 'Shooting a Leopard', impressed 'Spode 1', with blue Spode mark, scene's title and workman's mark, width 52.5 cm depth 41.5 cm.… ***
*** Royal Worcester, pot pourri rose jar, c1960 with embossed shoulders and circular foot, the pierced crown shaped cover gilded, painted by Edward Townsend with highland cattle in meadows, signed E. Townsend, factory mark to base, shape number 2048. Height… ***
*** William Moorcroft, vase, c. 1925, 'Eventide' pattern, decorated with a continuous band of trees against a mottled orange ground, signed in blue 'W. Moorcroft', impressed 'Moorcroft Made in England, height 15.7 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Mary Smart ***
*** Pablo Picasso (Spanish 1881-1973), Madoura pottery faun bowl, Spain, c1960, glazed earthenware with oxidized paraffin decoration. Diameter 18 cm ***
*** Clarice Cliff, Octagonal Plate, Red Trees and House Pattern ***
*** Royal Crown Derby porcelain dinner service pink Aves pattern, comprising seven entree plates, eight soup cups and saucers, eight dinner plates, eight side plates, eight dessert plates, one serving plate, twelve coffee cups and saucers, printed factory… ***
*** Jenny Orchard (Australian, b. 1951), zebra teapot, c. 1990 hand built earthenware, with black and white glaze, together with a vase, artist's signatures to bases 'Jenny Orchard' (2) ***
*** Clarice Cliff 'Bizarre' vase 'Castellated Circles' pattern, impressed shape name 'ISIS', printed factory marks to base 'Hand painted Bizarre by Clarice Cliff Newport Pottery England'. Height 25 cm ***
*** William Moorcroft vase 'Big Poppy' pattern, c. 1918 signed to base 'Moorcroft', impressed to base 'Moorcroft' and 'Made in England'. Height 26.5 cm ***
*** Pablo Picasso, Madoura pottery faun bowl, Spain c. 1960, glazed earthenware with oxidized paraffin decoration ***
*** John Campbell, planter, c. 1935, earthenware with green drip glaze, decorated with moulded birds amongst branches, on four feet, artist's signature to base ' John Campbell Tas', height 21 cm width 45 cm. Provenance: The collection of Robert Hutchinson,… ***
*** Ettore Sottsass Upupa Vase, 2003 yellow glass and ceramic glazed in cinnabar red, fluorescent pink and matte white height 62.6 cm Limited Edition 10/33. Includes a hard volume of 'Short Stories 2003' by Ettore Sottsass ***
*** Marguerite Mahood, pierced bowl with lizard, incised Q2354. Height 5 cm. Diameter 10 cm ***
*** John Castle Harris trough, with handle of lizard on a branch, gum nuts and leaves on front, glazes of blue, yellow, green and mauve, incised signature to base Castle Harris. Height 12 cm. Width 27 cm. Depth 8 cm ***
*** Clarice Cliff, Fantasque Bizarre tea set, 'Red Roofs' pattern, teapot with lid, milk jug, sugar bowl, tea plate, tea cup and saucer, printed factory mark to base 'Fantasque hand painted Bizarre by Clarice Cliff Newport Pottery England' and impressed shape… ***
*** Brian Rochefort (Amercian, b. 1985), Ceramic Vessel, textured and cracked blue/black ceramic glaze, signed under base 'BR', height 30 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney ***
*** Royal Worcester porcelain vase and cover, by Stinton, c. 1924, shape F100, painted with a group of highland cattle in early morning light against a blush ivory ground with gilded highlights, printed factory marks to underside, height 33 cm. Provenance:… ***
*** Attributed to Grace Seccombe (1880 -1956), platypus, earthenware with underglazed and coloured glazes, one splayed leg (A/F), height 7.5 cm width 25.5 cm. Provenance: The collection of Robert Hutchinson, Sydney ***
*** Violet Mace (Australian, 1883-1968). Bowl, earthenware, with blue-green mottled glaze, foot stand with reticulated decoration of gum leaves, and in high relief bud flower motif, minor spot of glaze missing (A/F), diameter 17 cm. Provenance: The Jack Grace… ***
*** Pippin Drysdale (Australian, b. 1943), Closed Forms no. 46, no. 91 and no. 116, Kimberley series I, 2007, porcelain of domed shape in varying sizes, matte glaze exterior patterned as topographical lines in shades of burnt orange, red and brown, each… ***
*** William Ricketts, 'All Life Is One' earthenware wall plaque modelled in relief with a self portrait and Aboriginal elders. Height 49 cm. Width 57 cm. Depth 23 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Tgh Strehlow, Adelaide, South Australia thence by descent ***
*** Les Blakebrough, Torn Lip vase, c1970, impressed artist's seal to base. Height 46 cm ***
*** William Moorcroft, Teapot, c. 1914, 'Cornflower' pattern, decorated with flowers amongst foliage, on a mottled green and ochre ground, signed in green 'W. Moorcroft, height 19.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Mary Smart ***
*** William Moorcroft for Liberty & Co., vase, c. 1910, 'Hazledene' pattern, decorated with trees in a landscape in tones of green and blue, signed in green 'W. Moorcroft des', printed 'Made for Liberty & Co.', with printed registered design number '397964',… ***
*** William Moorcroft, flambe vase, c. 1928, 'Claremont' pattern, of baluster form, decorated with yellow and red toadstools in flambe tones, signed in blue 'W. Moorcroft' and impressed 'Moorcroft Made in England, height 15.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of… ***
*** Clarice Cliff Sunrise jug, single handled isis shape vase, orange and blue banding, painted factory marks to base 'Fantasque by Clarice Cliff, Wilkinson LTD England'. Height 30 cm ***
*** Arthur Merric Boyd, plate, interior painted with a rooster by Neil Douglas, signed 'Arthur Boyd Neil Douglas Australia'. Diameter 21.5 cm ***
*** William Ricketts, bowl, 1939 ***
*** Merric Boyd vase with a green ground and brown metallic glazed trees, incised 'Merric Boyd 1925' ***
*** Florence Archer, Harvey School, Wall Pocket, 1937, hand built earthenware, the mouth moulded as tree branches and the body decorated with applied green glazed gum leaves, red gumnuts and a blue beetle, the back incised 'F. ARCHER, hand built, Q. 1937,… ***