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The Richard Berry Collection - Part 2, Day 2 — Young's Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Young's Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:396
Sale Title:The Richard Berry Collection - Part 2, Day 2Lots with images:337
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:378
Date:30-Mar-2009
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Maruyoshi. Japanese silver jardiniere, decorated all over with engraved rolling and crashing waves. Honeycomb patterned flower aid and lined interior. Stamped and hand signed with Imperial mark to base. 3157 gms
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Edo period Japanese Buddha. Amida Buddha in standing pose mounted on circular wooden stand. Carved timber and gilt lacquered, late 18th century. Total. Height 43 cm
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Meiji period Satsuma jardiniere. Oval form heavy earthenware body. Hand painted with scenes of nobles and peonies. 15 x 27 x 23 cm
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Pair of Chinese famille verte vases, early 19th century stem vases. Hand painted with scenes of dragons, birds and foliage. 18 cm
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Pair of Chinese famille verte vases, early 19th century. Cylindrical bodies with gilded fu dog handles and turned rims. Hand painted scenes of birds, butterflies, flowers and animals. 21.5 cm
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Japanese teapot. Meiji period. Finely decorated with gilded circular framed chrysanthemums on pale ground. Signed on base, 'Tomonobu'. 8 cm
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Japanese four sided vase. Tapering square form with short, narrow neck. Sides painted with women, dragon and a rooster. Copper borders of clouds and geometric designs. 21 cm
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Pair of Chinese carved bamboo vases. Deep relief carving with scenes of men playing Chinese chess. 19th century. 30 cm
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Blanc de chine porcelain statue. Guanyin in seated pose on lotus pedestal. 19th century. 21 cm
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Antique Imari covered bowl. Egg shaped with floral finial. Bold Imari patterns. 12 x 18 x 13 cm
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Pair of carved Chinese sandalwood picture frames, both with intricately carved open fretwork scenes in the Willow motif. 25 x 18 cm
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Japanese copper lobster. Articulated body and legs. Signed underneath. 18 cm
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Antique Japanese charger. Underglazed in red copper oxide floral motif with central chrysanthemum and heart patterned border. 34 cm
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Pair of cloisonne vases. Cylindrical bodies with flared rims. Peony roses with geometric patterns, flowers and leaves on jade green ground. 11 cm
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Chinese carved boxwood statue of Guanyin in seated pose with one leg crossed. 19th century, signed and with remains of paper label. 15 cm
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Siam silver elephant perfume bottle, the highly chased figure of a kneeling elephant with flower font in trunk, on an octagonal pedestal base, 19th century
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Siam silver lidded jar and stand. Heavily decorated with bands of foliate repousse work and bands of geometric designs. Standing on a lotus shaped base. 20 cm
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Chinese silver desk set. Cut crystal ink pot with hinged silver lid. Stylised bamboo stem pen holder.
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Antique carved ivory figure of Sri Krishna. Intricately carved, standing on lotus base and mounted on a wooden plinth. 19 cm
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Pair of antique Oriental ivory and brass oil lamps. Ivory bodies with incised and coloured scenes of dragons, cranes and landscapes. Brass gallery, burners and feet. 6.5 cm
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Carved ivory items. Including a napkin ring carved with 2 lions, 2 figural Netsukes and a carved ornament with rural scene.
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19th century Chinese yoke. Carved timber with fu dog decoration and brass fittings. 16 x 43 x 28 cm
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Ch'ing Dynasty vase. Underglaze blue and white elegant floral and foliate motif. Seal mark for Emperor Yung Cheng (1723 - 1735). 11 cm
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Ch'ing Dynasty vase. Matt cream ground with fine black detail. Scene of two fighting dragons and fireball amongst clouds and fire. Lower border of waves. Seal mark for Emperor Kuang Hsu (1875 - 1909). An exceptional piece. 16.5 cm
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Ch'ing Dynasty pair of bowls. Imperial yellow ground with incised floral and cloud motifs. Seal mark for Emperor K'ang Hsi (1662 - 1722). Height 6 cm, 11.5 cm diameter
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Ch'ing Dynasty bowl. Underglazed blue and white rural scene decoration. Seal make for Emperor Chai Ch'ing (1796 - 1820). Height 6 cm, 13 cm diameter
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Two (2) antique tea bowls. Both underglazed blue and white with hand painted scenes of mountains, villages, boats etc. Height 5 cm, 4.5 cm diameter
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Blanc de chine porcelain bowl. Circular squat bowl with Fu dog head handles. Impressed mark to base. On a finely carved 5-legged wooden stand. Total. Height 14 cm
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Chinese carved wooden dragon. Intertwining dragon playing with fireball. Glass eyes and bone teeth. Width 28 cm
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Antique Chinese porcelain brush pot. Hand painted scene of woman decorating a scroll. Applied ribbon-twist handle. 10.5 cm
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Two (2) antique Japanese Imari plates, decorated in iron reds, blue and gilt with foliate designs. 21.5 cm' 22.5 cm
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Hirado ware. Antique Japanese porcelain plate. Hand painted underglaze in shades of blue showing Poppy and leaves. 24 cm diameter
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Antique Japanese pottery vase. Cylindrical body on stepped base with wide flared rim. Turquoise and white enamelled rim with brown dribble glaze. Two applied flying ducks and two painted ducks paddling. Gilt painted reeds and clouds, late 19th century. 36 cm
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Mah-Jong set, early 20th century, housed in a wooden box. Two drawers of bamboo backed counters and dotted ivory sticks plus rules of the game.
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Chinese stick stand. Blue and white glaze. Intricate pierced basket weave design in 4 sections. Rim and foot with fine detailed foliate design and Fu dogs panels. Old staple repairs. 60 cm
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Chinese glass lantern shade. Opaque spherical glass, hand-painted with dragons and clouds. Floral scroll bands at top and bottom. 36 cm diam.
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19th century Chinese lantern. Red and black lacquered with carved gilt dragon heads, fitted with a total of 18 reverse painted glass panels. (Damage to some panels and woodwork). 80 cm
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Chinese school. Tea factory. 19th century, watercolour, showing various stages of tea production. Finely detailed scene depicting the workers in the field through to the merchants recording information on scrolls. Beautiful bright picture in contemporary frame. 61 x 93 cm
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Ando Hiroshige. 'The Surugu district in the Eastern Capital'. Antique Japanese woodblock print. Inscribed on the mount, 'One of 36 views of the Mount Fuji by Hiroshige 1796 - 1888 37 x 21 cm
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Hokuju Shotei. Antique Japanese woodblock print of a curved wooden bridge and boats. Label verso, presentation piece from Prince Konoye to J P Bainbridge, esq. Melbourne University. 25 x 36 cm
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Antique Japanese woodblock print. Scene of Japanese woman with tanto. 34 x 24 cm
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Antique Japanese woodblock print. Temple steps at dusk. 35 x 23 cm
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Pair of Japanese woodblock prints. Rural peasant scenes. 22 x 34 cm each
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Japanese woodblock print. Two fishermen casting net. 36 x 24 cm
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Antique Chinese Art book, a collection of 11 original watercolour paintings on rice paper with silk mounts. A series of scenes following the stages of production and drinking of tea. Bright colouring. Bound in purple silk boards. Label attached, 'L J Pigatt Esq. With Edmund Arthur de Carvalho's Best Regards, Hong Kong, de'
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Antique Chinese stoneware architectural dragon. Modelled in the form of a Dragon's head with open mouth. Green and blue glazes. 31 cm
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Celadon ware pot. Low relief scroll and floral decoration. Stylised leaves to the neck with gourd shaped spout. 24 cm
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Antique pottery figure. Hand modelled statue of a Man with a frog on his shoulder. Turquoise and cream glazed robes. 30 cm
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Antique Oriental bronze crucible. Body decorated with waves and fish, the neck with hexagonal geometric banding. Two handles. Supported on three legs, fashioned as demon heads terminating on hooves. 30 cm
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Merric Boyd, pottery vase, with hand painted landscape scene of hills and gumtrees, inscribed 'M Boyd, 1922'. 9 cm
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Merric Boyd, pottery vase, blue glazed cylindrical form with out-turned rim, indented on two sides, gumleaf monogram, 'B 1922', 11 cm
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Phillipa James, lidded bowl, blue and green glaze with gumleaf and gumnut cluster finial, inscribed 'Phillipa James, 1925'. 9 cm
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Harvey School, pottery vase, four-sided tapering sarcophagus form on bracket feet, Arts & Crafts floral motif in turquoise glaze, monogrammed and dated 1925, 13 cm
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Harvey School, pottery bowl. Squat bowl with gumleaf border in green glaze, inscribed 'P Reid', 19 cm diameter
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Lewis Jarvis Harvey. Double sided face jug. Blue, mauve and brown glazes. Inscribes 'L Harvey, 1937'. Lewis Harvey was the founder of the famous Brisbane Harvey School for potters. 11 cm
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Martin Moroney. Harvey School pottery vase. Cylindrical form with hand painted grape and vine motif. Signed 'M. Moroney, Brisbane, Sept. 1914'. 16 cm
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Stella McLiesh. Pottery jug. Cream ground with brown glazed aboriginal face masks and windswept handle. Signed. 12 cm
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Three (3) pieces of Australiana pottery. Including a kookaburra dish, kookaburra vase and a tree stump vase with applied koala.
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William Ricketts. Pottery face plaque of an Aboriginal tribal elder. The reverse with a piccaninny face. 19 cm
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William Ricketts. Coolamon shaped pottery dish with an Aboriginal child's face adorning the end. 23 cm
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Doris Boyd, baluster shaped pottery vase, with gum tree decoration in blue glaze with green highlights, incised signature and dated 1933, 11 cm
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Cruffel porcelain, windswept branch handle jug. Squat shaped with blue and green glaze. 7 cm
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Cruffel porcelain, green glazed jug with branch handle and applied tree decoration on each side, embossed foil label and potters mark in blue glaze '182', 15.5 cm
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Merric Boyd, wheel thrown pottery vase, blue dribble glazed exterior with green interior and foot, incised signature, Australia 1928, 11.5 cm
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Merric Boyd, tall inverted baluster shaped vase, glazed in mustard and fawn tones, incised 'Boyd 1923'. 25.5 cm
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Marguerite Mahood, pottery vase, of tapering cylindrical form in burgundy glaze, plus a pottery dish, incised with floral decoration in cream, burgundy and green glazes, both with incised signatures, bowl tilted 'Zinnias'.
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Merric Boyd, blue glazed pottery jug of simplistic form, baluster shape and made without a handle, incised 'M Boyd 1924', 14 cm
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Melrose Ware. Koala trough in green glaze. Oval form with a koala face at each end. 22 cm width
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Melrose Ware, gum tree landscape vase, cylindrical body with flared rim, 14.5 cm
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Grace Seccombe. Pottery pin dish adorned with a seal modelled in an attentive pose. Blue and green glazed base with black seal. Incised 'G.S.Aus'. 8 cm
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Una Deerbon, floral pottery plaque and vase, each decorated with applied flowers, blue, red and green glaze, incised signatures.
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Merric Boyd. Squat cylindrical vase incised with woodland landscape. Olive green ground with rich dark green highlights and interior. Signed and incised 'Australia 1936'. 8 cm
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VI Eyre, brown and cream glazed hand built pottery vase, the top decorated with a frieze of blue and white landscape with swirling clouds, incised signature and dated, (19)25, 16.5 cm
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Dyson. Pottery water pitcher. Irregular shaped body with impressed circle and square patterns. The neck incised with linear decoration. Fish shaped handle and additional handle on the front. Matt brown glaze with green gloss interior. Signed. 32 cm
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Pro Hart, black glazed pottery vase, cylindrical body decorated with abstract relief patterns, the neck with incised linear fluting and a flared rim, signed and dated '67, 10 cm
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Guy Boyd brown glazed pottery vase with a stylized marine landscape, incised rocks and weeds, and a fine wheel thrown body, signed and dated 1943
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Martin Boyd, porcelain sculpture modelled in the form of a seated cat, hand painted underglaze floral and circular patterns on a soft green ground, signed 'Martin Boyd, Australia'. 20 cm
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Arthur Merric Boyd squat pottery vase with incised foliate and star designs, matt finished blue glaze, a red oxide dot pattern and incised 'Amb'
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Arthur Merric Boyd irregular shaped vase with rough incised patterning, glazed in a brown and green gloss finish, and incised 'Amb'
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Dyson. Pottery owl. Brown glazed seated figure with swept back wings. Incised signature. 11 cm
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Neil Douglas and Arthur Merric Boyd pottery plate, hand painted with kangaroo and grass trees in a bush setting, glazed in green and signed 'Neil Douglas, A. M. B'
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Allan Lowe. Art Deco pottery vase. Decorated in relief with yachts, seagulls and waves. Cream glazed body with turquoise interior. Incised signature. 24 cm
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Merric Boyd, pottery bowl with indented rim, blue glazed with green interior, incised gum leaf monogram 'B 1922' 14 cm diameter
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Gustav Pillig. Plaster statue of a sitting monkey in a thoughtful pose. Olive green and brown painted finish. Signed 'G. Pillig'. 19 cm
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Gustav Pillig, pottery figure group, modelled as two male nudes in embrace, dark brown glazed finish, signed 'G. Pillig'. 24.5 cm
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Gustav Pillig. Pottery statue of a female nude in crouching pose looking over her shoulder. Subdued brown glaze with a hint of gloss finish. 15 cm
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Gustav Pillig. Pair of plaster figure groups of Aboriginal couples. Hand painted finish in brown and black. Signed 'G. Pillig'. 13 cm
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Ola Cohn, pottery statue of a seated female nude, organic form base with bronze glaze, signed 22 cm
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Arthur Boyd. Terra cotta jug. Bulbous body decorated with applied oak leaves and acorns. Incised branch handle and triform spout. Pencilled on base 'No.6 Be/Z Arthur Boyd, To Kath from Bill'. 24 cm
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Les Blakebrough, Sturt pottery, Mittagong, bulbous shape vase, with phallic neck, matt glazed body with purple, pink and green dribble glazed neck, monogram stamp on base, 'Lb'. 34 cm
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Les Blakebrough, Sturt pottery, Mittagong. Spherical form vase, with simulated lid and narrow opening, impressed stamp on base and monogram stamp, 'Lb', 13 cm
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Sturt pottery. Two (2) brown glazed bowls with exterior stippled patterning in Japanese style. 8 cm
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Sturt pottery two (2) bowls. Brown glazed with impressed stamps. 6 and 7 cm
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Alan Finlay pottery vase with a cream and blue ground, and decorated with a botanical motif, signed 'Alan Finlay, black rock 1934'
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Harold Hughan. Broad baluster shaped vase with two tone grey glaze. Incised elongated hoop decoration. Monogrammed 'Hgi'. 16 cm
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Harold Hughan. Baluster shaped vase with three bands of blue linear and wavy lines on a cream ground. Original gallery number sticker 29. Monogrammed 'Hgi'. 10.5 cm
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Derek Smith. Cylindrical pottery vase with flared bowl shaped rim. Glazed in bands of alternating brown and olive green. Hand signed and dated '69'. 29 cm
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Shigeo Shiga, a spherical shaped pottery bowl with lid. Slightly pointed top surrounded by 3 cream glazed dots, copper tone glazed body, monogrammed, 13 cm
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Reg Preston, two (2) pottery serving plates, one circular, yellow glazed decorated with aboriginal style animals, the other oval shaped with birds and berries on a green and yellow ground. Both signed. 27 and 27 cm
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Merric Boyd, a bulbous form pottery vase, with flared rim, matt finished blue glaze with gloss interior, signed 'Boyd 1923', 11.5 cm
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