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Sunday Art Online (Ceramics and Posters only) — Davidson Auctions

Auction House:Davidson AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:28
Sale Title:Sunday Art Online (Ceramics and Posters only)Lots with images:28
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:15
Date:3-Jul-2022
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Les Blakebrough, heavily potted stoneware fruit bowl, potter's mark & mark for Sturt Pottery (1962-1973) to base rim, height 6.5 cm, diameter 28 cm
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Harold Hughan, celadon glaze stoneware teapot, 1945-1987, horizontal ribbing, with stylised copper decoration. Signed to base, & stamped for 'Hughan Glen Iris.' very small chip to spout, height 15 cm, Provenance: Ken Don collection (Kenneth Lawrence & Don Evans); Skepsi gallery, Melbourne, 2007 (receipt available).
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Derek Smith, spherical vase, buff & cobalt glaze, with inverted charcoal matt rim. Signed to base & dated 1981; also with impressed mark for Blackfriars Pottery, & seals to cobalt rim, height 11.5 cm
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Sandra Black, three porcelain objects, 1977, two pierced, the other conical. Each with incised signature & date to base, Dia 10 cm height 5.5 cm (largest)
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Barbara Swarbrick, double handled square bowl, 1989, the central reserve painted with stylised faces, with shell & starfish decoration to the borders. Stamp, & incised signature & date to base, 30 x 20 x 2 cm
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Allan Lowe, Burgundy glaze lidded wine jug, signed to base, 1939 - late 1960s, height 17.5 cm
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Victor Greenaway, small vase, c.1985, gilt & painted stylised floral motifs. Signed to base, & with seal to base rim, height 12.5 cm
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Derek Smith, small Oatmeal bowl, 1977-83, impressed mark 'Derek Smith Blackfriars Pottery.', Dia 14 cm height 6.5 cm
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Harold Randolph Hughan, stoneware teapot with cane handle, celadon glaze with hint of flambe. Brushed iron signature to base, height 27 cm (with handle) height 19 cm (to top of lid)
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David Williams, buff oval earthenware platter, pale cobalt wash with crystalline cobalt splashes. Signed 'D. Williams,' to base, length 44 cm
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Ivan Englund, stoneware bottle vase, ribbed body, celadon glaze with brushed flambe swirl. Incised to base 'Ivan Englund.', height 20 cm, also, Patricia Englund (b.1922) white stoneware spill vase. Ash glaze & iron brushed design; potter's seal to heel. Height 16 cm
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Lex Dickson, cream stoneware pouring bowl, Tenmoku glaze with combed patterned interior. Impressed potter's seal to heel, height 8.5 cm, diameter 18.5 cm
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Mitsuo Shoji, impression of the night sky, cream stoneware bowl; with celadon, cobalt & brushed tea dust glaze. Exterior with repeating plant motifs; brushed monogram to base, height 11 cm, diameter 25.5 cm
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20th century. Japanese Mashiko stoneware charger. Tenmoku glaze, with central brushed resist stems & flowers. (Dia 31 cm), cm
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Milton Moon, 8 blue iris plates. Not stamped or signed, two with hairlines. Dia 25.7 cm (each), cm
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Les Blakebrough, (b.1930) (2), stoneware wine jug & stopper. Olive glaze with wax resist floral decoration. Impressed studio and potter's mark to foot rim (height 27.5 cm). Together with a book: 'Les Blakebrough Potter,' by Jonathan Holmes. Pub. Bay Books, Sydney 1988, signed by Les Blakebrough. Also incl. a stoneware teapot, with brushed iron decoration & cane handle. Impressed studio & potter's mark to foot height 26 cm (incl. handle)., cm
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Alan Douglas Baker, Tooths Sheaf Stout Advertising Poster, lithograph
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Norman Rockwell, 'Save Freedom of Speech.', Poster, offset lithograph on paper, 142 x 101.5 cm overall, Provenance: Australian War Memorial, Canberra (deaccession). Other Notes: United States Second World War poster depicts a man speaking from within a crowd. 'Freedom of Speech' was one of the 'Four Freedoms' outlined by President Roosevelt in a 1941 speech to Congress as one of allied nations' aims, that when the war was done, all people might live in freedom from fear, from want and with guaranteed…
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Rhys Williams, 'Out of a Great Past a Greater Future.', offset lithograph on paper, 100.5 x 66 cm overall. Provenance: Australian War Memorial, Canberra (deaccession). Other Notes: An advertising poster for Qantas Empire Airways designed by leading Australian commercial artist Rhys Williams c.1938. The poster depicts a plane set against a globe, with Australia clearly visible at the bottom. The poster emphasises Qantas's past, arguing 'out of a great past a greater future.'
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Walter Jardine, 'The Skyways are Today's Highways.', offset lithograph on paper, (101.5 x 64 cm) (overall). Provenance: Australian War Memorial, Canberra (deaccession). Other Notes: An advertising poster for Qantas Empire Airways designed by leading Australian commercial artist Walter Jardine in 1939. The poster depicts the Short C. Class Empire flying-boat 'Cooee' taking off at Rose Bay, Sydney. This plane was part of the Qantas fleet during the early years of the Second World War; this kind of aircraft…
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Rhys Williams (1894-1976), 'A New Air Map from the Australian Viewpoint...' An advertising poster for Qantas Empire Airways designed by leading Australian commercial artist Rhys Williams c.1938. The poster depicts the globe laid flat divided into four areas with concentric circles highlighting the various flight paths from Australia (top left is S.E Asia to Europe; top right North Pacific Ocean and USA; bottom left Indian Ocean and Africa; bottom right South Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean and South…
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World War II Poster, 'Your Country needs YOU! Join the A.I.F Now!' Australian Commonwealth Military Forces (AIF) Second World War recruiting poster. A. black and white image of Winston Churchill's head and left hand pointing toward the viewer dominates the majority of the poster. The badge of the AIF is positioned lower right in monotone red. The main title and message appear below in red text. This poster is derivative of the pointing finger and appeal of Alfred Leete's 1914 design of Lord Kitchener.…
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World War II Poster, 'Never been so fit...' One of a series of Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Second World War recruitment posters issued under the title JOIN the AIF. This poster subtitled 'Make them proud of you!.. Never been so fit I. wouldn't have missed it for worlds!' features a graphic of a woman's hands holding a letter and a photograph of a group of smiling soldiers. The poster extolls the physical benefits of being a soldier, appealing to a sense of pride in military service. The image…
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World War II Counter Top Recruitment Displays (3), 'How she'll prize your letters from overseas,' one of a series of Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Second World War recruitment posters issued under the title JOIN the AIF This poster is subtitled 'How she'll prize your letters...' and features a woman's hand holding a photograph of her soldier boyfriend on a camel. The letter is one of a bundle of other letters tied with ribbon. The image is in black and white set against a bright yellow background…
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World War II Posters (2), 'Blackout Outside, Plenty of Light Inside with Philips Lamps.' Second World War poster produced by Phillips Electrical Industries Pty Ltd advertising Phillips lamps. The text only poster uses colour to symbolise the effects of light and dark. On the left side of the poster, set jutting out of the rectangular edge, the title text appears in a palette shaped graphic of opposing dark/light colours. The rest of the text is centred in the other half of the poster in white, yellow and…
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Imperial Airways - To Africa, India, The Far East, Australia,' British pre-Second World War advertisement for Imperial Airways by Lewitt-Him. The poster features two male figures, wearing safari outfits, in an exotic location surrounded by palm trees. They are looking up to the sky and pointing towards a twin engine aircraft. Imperial Airways was a company created as a result of the amalgamation of all the existing aircraft companies in Britain in 1924, following the advice of the Hambling Committee in…
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World War II Posters (6), 'Regulations for Danger Buildings and Storage of Explosives,' Australian Second World War poster issued by the Royal Australian Air Force. It outlines the regulations for danger buildings and storage of explosives. Poster is in black and white and features a diagram of a danger area followed by 5 regulations and a note; & 'Emergency,' Royal Australian Air Force training poster produced in June 1953. The poster advises where the rescue entry points and danger areas are in three…
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Posters (2), 'International Women's Year 1975,' poster advertisement for International Women's Year, 1975. Poster features bright geometric pattern in yellow, purple, green, blue and red, and the International Women's Year logo in black in the upper left; & 'International Women's Year 1975,' poster advertising International Women's Year, 1975, featuring design by Carol Ambrus. The main image is in black and white, and depicts women of all ages and backgrounds growing out of the ground and reaching up…
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