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The Jack Grace Collection of Australian Pottery, Online — Shapiro Auctioneers

Auction House:Shapiro AuctioneersNumber of lots recorded:118
Sale Title:The Jack Grace Collection of Australian Pottery, OnlineLots with images:118
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:105
Date:6-Feb-2024
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Gouda Dutch Art Pottery, twin handled vase, of baluster form, with a forest green ground, and decorated with a hand painted kookaburra and Australian flora, manufacturers mark to underside, height 20 cm. Provenance: The Jack Grace collection
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Trent Art Ware, assorted ceramics, comprising of one ribbed milk jug, and three vases, one twin handled and one tall with a ribbed body, and one of squat form, with brown, pale green and yellow drip glaze, each with factory stamp to base 'Trent Art Ware, made in Australia' (4), height 14 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Jack Grace collection
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Stones Bristol Pottery, kangaroo teapot, with brown glaze, incised detail, and tree trunk handled lid, height 15 cm. Provenance: The Jack Grace collection
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Two jugs, comprising of one by Hoffman Ware, decorated with raised profiles of John Fawkner and John Batman on alternate sides, with banner 'Melbourne Centenary 1934' and famous Batman quote 'This will be the place for a village', and one by Fowler Ware, decorated with raised Indigenous figure hunting kangaroo and Australian landscape, and quote 'Mine Tink I like a Plurry Drink', each with brown glaze, factory marks to base (2), height 14 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Jack Grace collection
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Guy Boyd, two mugs, decorated with an Indigenous figure hunting kangaroo and Australian landscape, with a pale pink ground glaze, blue interior, and a mug by MCP, decorated with sgraffito and underglaze patterns on a black ground glaze, with a pale yellow interior, each signed to bases 'Guy Boyd', '198 Mcp' (2), height 9 cm. Provenance: The Jack Grace collection
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Orpheus Arfaras (1909-1995). Rare bowl, c. 1949-1956, made at Modern Ceramic Products, by Orpheus Arfaras, hand painted with sgraffito and fossil pattern, manufacturers and artist's signature hand painted to underside, height 10 cm diameter 26 cm. Provenance: The Jack Grace collection
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Martin Boyd (1923-1988). Earthenware cabinet plate, hand painted, depicting an indigenous elder, including Wedgwood porcelain plate, hand painted by Trixie Emery, depicting Australian flora, each with artist's signature to base (2), diameter 26 cm; diameter 27.5 cm. Provenance: The Jack Grace collection
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Two plates, comprising of one William Brownfield and Sons, Sylvan, 'The Australian Bush' plate, with scalloped rim, and a Royal Doulton, square kookaburra and wattle display plate, with black wavy border, each with factory marks impressed to the base (2), diameter 21.5 cm; diameter 21 cm. Provenance: The Jack Grace collection
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Three porcelain plates, comprising of one Woods and Sons, Ironstone Bi-Centenary of the Discovery of Australia, a Royal Doulton, Sydney harbour souvenir plate, and a Woods and Sons, New South Wales 150 year commemorative plate, factory marks to base (3), diameter 27 cm. Provenance: The Jack Grace collection
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Catherine Snowball, set of six fish service plates, c. 1906, hand painted porcelain, depicting fish, with gilded rim, webbing and flora design to edges, displayed at the first Australian exhibition for women's work 1907, where she won best fish service, artist's signature and date to base 'C.A Snowball 1906' (6), diameter 23.5 cm. Provenance: The Jack Grace collection, reference: Cf: National library of Australia, news article from 'First Australian exhibition for women's work 1907', including description…
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Gwynith Norton, tray with salt and pepper shaker, porcelain blank hand-painted with roses and gold lustre to tray handle, rim, and tops of salt and pepper shakers, including Royal Worcester vase, artist's signature and factory marks to base (4), height 4 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Jack Grace collection
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Assorted decorative pieces, comprising of a porcellaneous stoneware trinket box, of circular form, with hand painted rose bushes and gold lustre, one porcelain blank hand-painted cup, one porcelain trinket box, of footed circular form, with blue ground, and hand painted roses, and one porcelain jug, with hand painted forest and three women in the wind, each with artist's signature to base (4), height 18 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Jack Grace collection
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Barry Blight (b. 1943). Vase, c. 1986, stoneware, of tall baluster form, hand painted gumnuts and leaves, artist's signature and date inscribed to base 'Barry Blight 1986', height 44 cm. Provenance: The Jack Grace collection
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Lithgow, two stoneware jars, manufactured by Lithgow, one lidded, each with impressed manufacturers label, height 24 cm; height 23 cm. Provenance: The Jack Grace collection
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Collection of Australian Pottery books, Australian potters including Joan Campbell, and Merric Boyd (13). Provenance: The Jack Grace collection
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Collection of South Australia Pottery books, including Art Gallery of South Australia (7). Provenance: The Jack Grace collection
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Collection of Australian decorative Arts books, including Australian Pottery, the first 100 years (12). Provenance: The Jack Grace collection
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Collection of Australian Pottery reference books, including two Encyclopaedia of Australian Potter's marks (8). Provenance: The Jack Grace collection
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