SH231 Australian Studio Ceramics

Robert Langley (Australian, b. 1929)

wheel-thrown terracotta, sgraffito decoration depicting a head with a long beard and a fish over a boat on the sea, partially glazed blue and green, artist’s signature to reverse, hanging system attached

Measurements:

diameter 31.5 cm

• EStimate $100 - $200
• sold $135 Incl BP

Gus McLaren (Australian, 1923-2008)

wheel-thrown earthenware of cylindrical form, ribbed sides, glazed blue and brown, signed ‘Gus McLaren’ underneath

Measurements:

height 16 cm diameter 13.5 cm

• EStimate $150 - $250

Betty McLaren (Australian)

wheel-thrown earthenware, glazed blue-green with majolica fish decoration to interiors, both incised ‘Betty McLaren’ underneath (2)

Measurements:

diameter 14.5 cm (each)

• EStimate $150 - $250

Betty McLaren (Australian)

slipcast earthenware of baluster form, glazed white with a band of abstract flowers in various colours, both incised ‘McL’ underneath (2)

Measurements:

height 13 cm (each)

• EStimate $150 - $250

Gus and Betty McLaren (Australian)

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)

Measurements:

height 19 cm (pelican), 18.5 cm (horse), 12 cm (bull)

• EStimate $600 - $800

Gus and Betty McLaren (Australian)

slipcast earthenware, glazed blue and brown, all incised ‘McL’ underneath (4)

Measurements:

height 13 cm (each)

• EStimate $250 - $350

Gus and Betty McLaren (Australian)

slipcast earthenware glazed green, blue and brown, comprising two horses and a bull, all incised ‘McLaren’ underneath (3)

Measurements:

height 19 cm (horse), 10.5 cm (bull)

• EStimate $700 - $900
• sold $2,332 Incl BP

Gus and Betty McLaren (Australian)

slipcast earthenware glazed blue-green with sgraffito patterned decoration, both incised ‘McLaren’ underneath (2)

Measurements:

12 cm (bull)

• EStimate $400 - $600
• sold $491 Incl BP

Gus and Betty McLaren (Australian)

slipcast earthenware in the shape of a cat with raised head, glazed dark blue and brown with sgraffito decoration to body, incised ‘McLaren’ underneath

Measurements:

height 17 cm length 25 cm

• EStimate $300 - $500
• sold $430 Incl BP

Gus and Betty McLaren (Australian)

slipcast earthenware in the shape of a cat with lowered head, glazed blue and brown with sgraffito decoration to body, incised ‘McLaren’ underneath

Measurements:

length 29.5 cm

• EStimate $300 - $500
• sold $393 Incl BP

Gus and Betty McLaren (Australian)

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

Measurements:

height 19 cm length 25 cm

• EStimate $400 - $600
• sold $749 Incl BP

Gus and Betty McLaren (Australian)

slipcast earthenware, with tilted head and front-facing eyes, sgraffito and handbuilt decoration to the body, glazed blue and brown, incised ‘McLaren’ to belly

Measurements:

height 19 cm length 28 cm

• EStimate $400 - $600
• sold $601 Incl BP

Gus and Betty McLaren (Australian)

slipcast earthenware, with raised head, sgraffito and handbuilt decoration to the body, glazed blue and brown, incised ‘McLaren’ to belly

Measurements:

height 18.5 cm length 26.5 cm

• EStimate $400 - $600
• sold $638 Incl BP

Gus and Betty McLaren (Australian)

slipcast earthenware, green-blue glaze, reticulated, sgraffito and handbuilt decoration, signed ‘McLaren’ underneath

Measurements:

height 18.5 cm length 31 cm

• EStimate $400 - $600
• sold $540 Incl BP

Michael Cardew (British, 1901-1983)

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)

• EStimate $150 - $250
• sold $270 Incl BP

Henri Le Grand (Dutch/Australian, 1921-1978)

wheel-thrown stoneware, comprising one lidded tureen and one jug (2)

• EStimate $300 - $500
• sold $295 Incl BP

Charles Drew (Australian, 1891-1968)

wheel-thrown stoneware, satin iron brown glaze with sgraffito bands to shoulder, artist signature incised underneath

Measurements:

height 18.5 cm

• EStimate $100 - $200
• sold $129 Incl BP

Joan Grounds (American/Australian, b. 1939)

wheel-thrown and handbuilt stoneware, oxide decoration, one glazed partially red, both damaged (A/F) (2)

• EStimate $300 - $500

Peter Lowe (Australian, 1944-1994)

wheel-thrown stoneware, glazed in shades of brown, comprising two teacups with saucers and a lidded tureen, artist’s signatures underneath (5)

Measurements:

diameter 15.5 cm (saucers), 16.5 cm (tureen)

• EStimate $200 - $300
• sold $172 Incl BP

Allan Lowe (Australian, 1907-2001)

wheel-thrown stoneware, glazed in various colours, comprising a small lidded tureen and a small dish, together with a Reg Preston lidded yellow-glazed jar and a blue-glazed Peter Lowe vase, artist’s signatures underneath all (4)

Measurements:

height 16 cm (vase), 17.5 cm (Preston jar)

• EStimate $300 - $500

Victor Greenaway (Australian, b. 1947)

wheel-thrown stoneware, cream shino glaze with oxide decoration of floral sprays, Broomhill Pottery seal impressed underneath handles (2)

Measurements:

height 22.5 cm, 15 cm

• EStimate $200 - $300
• sold $172 Incl BP

Elsa Ardern (New Zealander/Australian, 1918-2006)

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)

Measurements:

diameter 16.5 cm (vase), 21 cm (bowl)

• EStimate $100 - $200

Charles Wilton (Scottish/Australian, 1916-2000)

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)

Measurements:

height 21.5 cm, 17.5 cm

• EStimate $100 - $200

Charles Wilton (Scottish/Australian, 1916-2000)

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)

Measurements:

height 25.5 cm (conical), 11 cm (baluster)

• EStimate $100 - $200

Cynthia Mitchell (Australian, 1930-2019)

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)

Measurements:

height 25.5 cm (ewer), diameter 21.5 (pot)

• EStimate $100 - $200

Christopher Sanders (Australian, b. 1952)

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)

Measurements:

height 26 cm (vase), diameter 21.5 cm (plate)

• EStimate $100 - $200

Gillian Bovill (Australian)

wheel-thrown stoneware of elongated globular form with handles and small spout, glazed green-black, artist’s signature underneath

Measurements:

height 28 cm

• EStimate $150 - $250
• sold $129 Incl BP

Cootch Memmott (Australian, 1925-2011)

wheel-thrown stoneware, with various glazes poured over each other, artist’s signature underneath

Measurements:

height 26 cm

• EStimate $400 - $600
• sold $344 Incl BP

Rod Page (Australian)

baluster-form porcelain with blue-green macrocrystalline glaze, signed to base

Measurements:

height 27 cm

• EStimate $100 - $200

Remued

wheelthrown earthenware, pale brown and green drip glaze, of baluster form, signed to base ‘Remued 26-12’, partially retains factory sticker

Measurements:

height 30 cm

• EStimate $300 - $500

Noel Flood (Australian, b. 1936)

wheel-thrown stoneware, glazed brown and white, signed underneath, together with a Margaret Saunders plate, signed (2)

Measurements:

diameter 24 cm, 23.5 cm

• EStimate $100 - $200

Three Studio Pieces

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)

Measurements:

diameter 19.5 cm (bowl), height 24 cm (Sanders), 29.5 cm (Nykel)

• EStimate $150 - $250

Harold Hughan (Australian, 1893-1987)

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)

Measurements:

height 21 cm (pitcher), diameter 22 cm (plate)

• EStimate $100 - $200

Peter Laycock (Australian, 1927-2009)

wheel-thrown stoneware, brown and grey glazed with oxide decoration, comprising one plate and one bowl, artist’s signatures underneath, the plate dated (2)

Measurements:

diameter 21 cm (bowl), 24 cm (plate)

• EStimate $200 - $300

Artist Unknown

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

Measurements:

diameter 20 cm

• EStimate $100 - $200

Artist Unknown

wheel-thrown stoneware, altered, flared rim, cream satin glaze with unglazed rectangle pattern to side, some chips (A/F)

Measurements:

height 34 cm

• EStimate $200 - $300
• sold $196 Incl BP

Artist Unknown

wheel-thrown porcelain, decorated with handbuilt lotus leaves, flowers and ducks

Measurements:

height 18.5 cm

• EStimate $200 - $300

Artist Unknown

handbuilt terracotta glazed green with sgraffito decoration to sides

Measurements:

length 27 cm

• EStimate $100 - $200

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)

Measurements:

height 9.5 cm, 18 cm

• EStimate $100 - $200

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)

• EStimate $200 - $300

Artist Unknown

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)

Measurements:

diameter 25.5 cm, 21.5 cm

• EStimate $300 - $500

Large Lidded Jar

wheel-thrown terracotta, yellow-cream glaze with green oxide splatter decoration, some chips (A/F)

Measurements:

height 35.5 cm

• EStimate $200 - $300
• sold $196 Incl BP

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)

Measurements:

height 35 cm, 33 cm

• EStimate $400 - $600

Two Majolica Ewers

wheel-thrown, earthenware with majolica decoration, possibily Italian (2)

Measurements:

height 12 cm, 18 cm

• EStimate $100 - $200

Set of Five Majolica Bowls

wheel-thrown terracotta, white tin glaze with striped multi-colour oxide decoration (5)

Measurements:

diameter 17-18 cm (each)

• EStimate $100 - $200

Two Italian Majolica Bowls

wheel-thrown terracotta, tin glaze with oxide decoration of leaves (2)

Measurements:

diameter 29 cm, 31 cm

• EStimate $100 - $200
• sold $282 Incl BP

Two Italian Dishes

wheel-thrown terracotta, the larger with oxide criss-cross pattern, the smaller with brown and yellow slip marbling (2)

Measurements:

diameter 25.5 cm, 40 cm

• EStimate $150 - $250
• sold $209 Incl BP

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)

Measurements:

height 31.5 cm (pitcher), 16 cm (jug), 13.5 (tureen)

• EStimate $150 - $250

Delftware Dish

wheel-thrown earthenware, with white tin glaze, blue oxide decoration of floral sprays, yellow to the rim, some chips (A/F)

Measurements:

diameter 27 cm

• EStimate $200 - $300

Delft

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)

Measurements:

height 35 cm

• EStimate $500 - $700
• sold $491 Incl BP

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)

Measurements:

height 14.5 cm (ewer), diameter 24.5 cm (bowl)

• EStimate $100 - $200

Chinese Sancai Bowl

wheel-thrown earthenware, with tri-colour oxide in green, yellow and brown decorated in a regular splash pattern

Measurements:

diameter 17 cm

• EStimate $200 - $300
• sold $233 Incl BP

Chinese Longquan Celadon Bowl

finely wheel-thrown porcelain with pale blue-green glaze, incised decoration of three serene buddhas reclining amongst clouds

Measurements:

diameter 17.5 cm

• EStimate $300 - $500
• sold $503 Incl BP

Set of Three Qinghua Bowls

wheel-thrown porcelain, glazed blue and white depicting dragons and phoenixes, one with hairline cracks (A/F) (3)

Measurements:

diameter 15 cm (each)

• EStimate $200 - $300
• sold $196 Incl BP

Chinese Qinghua Ginger Jar

wheel-thrown porcelain or ovoid form, lidded, with blue and white glaze decoration depicting a countryside landscape

Measurements:

height 21 cm

• EStimate $200 - $300
• sold $209 Incl BP

Chinese Qinghua Ginger Jar

wheel-thrown porcelain or ovoid form, lidded, with blue and white glaze decoration depicting three immortals playing with a qilin

Measurements:

height 23 cm

• EStimate $200 - $300
• sold $233 Incl BP

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)

Measurements:

diameter 23 cm (each), height 20 cm

• EStimate $200 - $300
• sold $196 Incl BP

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)

Measurements:

diameter 19 cm (largest plate)

• EStimate $200 - $300
• sold $196 Incl BP

Japanese Seto Ware Bowl

wheel-thrown glazed earthenware with oxide ‘horse eye’ decoration, signed underneath

Measurements:

diameter 26 cm

• EStimate $500 - $700

Peruvian Torito de Pucara Sculpture

handbuilt earthenware in the form of a bull, with oxide decoration

Measurements:

height 30 cm

• EStimate $300 - $500
• sold $295 Incl BP

Continental Decorative Plate

mould-pressed porcelain of oval shape, with painted decoration of insects amongst grape vines

Measurements:

length 19.5 cm

• EStimate $50 - $100
• sold $49 Incl BP

Three Hungarian Religious Plaques

terracotta, unglazed, painted, raised relief decoration depicting Adam and Eve, the Madonna and Child, and a royal banquet (3)

Measurements:

29 x 42 cm (largest)

• EStimate $200 - $300
• sold $1,841 Incl BP

Collection of Sturt Pottery Pieces

wheel-thrown glazed stoneware, comprising two pairs of tea cups, one cup and a set of five bowls (10)

• EStimate $300 - $500