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A Collection of Pottery from the Estate of Les Blakebrough and Other Vendors — Shapiro Auctioneers

Auction House:Shapiro AuctioneersNumber of lots recorded:140
Sale Title:A Collection of Pottery from the Estate of Les Blakebrough and Other VendorsLots with images:140
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:103
Date:27-Mar-2024
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Victor Greenaway (Australian, b. 1947), Spiral-Lipped bowl, c. 2005, wheel-thrown stoneware with white glaze, artists seal impressed to base, height 67.5 cm width 16 cm depth 11.3 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Derek Smith (British/Australian, 1931-2019), footed bowl, c. 1985, stoneware, with black, red and white glaze, artist's seal impressed near base, height 10.8 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Three white porcelain bowls, comprising of one small bowl with lilac undertones, one bowl by Arne Ase, cone shaped, an one bowl by Angela Miller, with bevelled edges, and textures surface (3), height 5.5 cm; height 6.5 cm; height 9 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Wendy Oliver, set of three bowls, with white glaze to exterior, and black glaze to the interior, with reticulated decoration of trees (3), height 11.5 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Assorted items, comprising of a cup, by Kobukuro Sadao Pottery, with tobikanna pattern, one bowl by Shigeo Shiga, with brown/green glaze, one bowl by Wendy Bulmer with sage green glaze, and reticulated decoration of trees to the rim, and a vase by Sandra black, with reticulated decoration of birds (4), height 9 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Ben Richardson (Australian, b. 1955), collection of tableware, comprising of two mugs, with hand painted eucalyptus leaves, one bowl and a small vase, with pale green glaze, one drainer, decorated with linear incisions, one lidded jar, with bizen style firing, artist's seal impressed near base (6), height 11 cm (mugs); height 12 cm diameter 20 cm (bowl); height 10.5 cm (vase); height 14 cm (drainer); height 14.5 cm (jar). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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John Chappell (English, 1931-1964), three tea bowls and sake bottle, c. 1964, wheel-thrown stoneware, with one orange glaze, one brown glaze, and one green and brown glaze bowl, with an orange sake bottle with banded and geometric incisions (4), height 8.7 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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John Chappell (English, 1931-1964), Colander, c. 1960, wheel-thrown stoneware, with two handles, high gloss green glaze, height 9.5 cm diameter 25 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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John Chappell (English, 1931-1964), jug, wheel-thrown stoneware, of baluster form, with handle, high gloss green glaze, height 17.3 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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John Chappell (English, 1931-1964), four incense lidded boxes, hand-built stoneware, imperfect edges, with three brown glaze, and one grey glaze (4), height 3.6 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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John Chappell (English, 1931-1964), wall tile, hand-built stoneware, with pitched edges, height 2.4 cm width 30.5 cm depth 25 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Colin Pearson (British, 1923-2007), vessel and low bowl, comprising of a vessel, thrown and hand-built earthenware, with grey, brown, and orange gloss glaze, with twin handles, including a low bowl by Paul Edmund Soldner, raku fired earthenware, with bevelled edges, minor chip to rim (A/F) (2), height 14.7 cm (vessel); height 6.5 cm (bowl). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Assorted ceramic pieces, comprising of a teapot, with orange underglaze, one small jug, and two raku fired sake cups (4), height 12 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Wayne Alty, teapot, c. 1990, hand built earthenware, glazed in multiple colours with sgraffito embellishments, raised on four feet, artist's signature to base, height 14.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Alan Watt (Australian, b. 1941), sculpture, c. 1994, flat horizontal slab of cut and torn clay, with iridescent patches, artist's signature and date to base, height 7.5 cm width 26 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Jeff Mincham (Australian, b. 1950), vessel, wheel-thrown stoneware, with light grey crackle glaze, decorated with incised floral design, artist's signature to base, height 21 cm width 15.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Jeff Mincham (Australian, b. 1950), lidded jar, c. 1997, wheel-thrown stoneware, raku fired, with sgraffito decoration to sides, wooden lid, signed and dated to base, height 15 cm width 22 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Jeff Mincham (Australian, b. 1950), lidded vessel, c. 1986, wheel-thrown stoneware, raku fired, twin handles, and incised linear design, height 31 cm width 40 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Jeff Mincham (Australian, b. 1950), vessel, c. 1986, wheel-thrown stoneware, raku fired, with sgraffito decoration to sides, signed and dated to base, height 42 cm diameter 43 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Hermid Ganardi, fish sculpture, two part, oxidised metal sculpture (2), height 23 cm width 63 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Assorted ceramic items, comprising of one small bowl, with pale green-brown glaze, one plate by Kabukuro, and one bowl by Elina Brandt Hansen, with hand painted abstract design, and gold lustre (3), height 10 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Alan Peascod (Australian, 1943-2007), bottle vase, 2000, wheel-thrown stoneware, of bottle form with matte purple, blue and black glaze with incised decoration, height 27.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Elina Brandt-Hansen (Norwegian 1955-2017), footed bowl, stoneware, with blue, green and purple floral motif, height 10 cm diameter 12.2 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Garry Bish, vase, c. 1991, stoneware, with brown and yellow sgraffito decoration, overlaid with rectangular motifs in black and blue, height 24 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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John Chappell (English, 1931-1964), two jugs, wheel-thrown stoneware, both of baluster form with handle, glazed in shades of brown, with manganese oxide accents to the whole body of one and a feature to the top of the other, with green drip glaze to main body and handle (2), height 27 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Lidded jar, woodfired stoneware, with blue and green salt glaze, height 14.9 cm diameter 15.8 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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John Chappell (English, 1931-1964), plate, c. 1963, slab built stoneware in a square form, and speckled iron glaze decorated with neriage technique, height 2.2 cm width 18 cm depth 18 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Double-Walled bowl, woodfired stoneware, with blue salt glaze, snake relief to lip, with cork, undecipherable impressed artist's seal, height 9.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Renton Murray, teapot, manufactured by Hillside, stoneware, brown salt glaze, with curved bamboo handle, impressed near base 'Hillside', height 20.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Assorted miniatures, comprising of a model Vietnamese boat, one small vase, with hand painted floral design, a Jim Nelson tiny teapot, and four jugs (7), height 7 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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David Leach (British, 1911-2005), lidded sugar bowl, stoneware, with green glaze and decorated with curved incisions, height 10.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Doug Lawrie (American), two bottle vases, slab built stoneware, one with brown glaze to the neck and pale blue glaze, one with pale blue glaze to the neck and brown glaze overlaid with white glaze, both with hand-painted abstract underglaze decoration (2), height 32.4 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Seth Cardew (British, 1934-2016), set of six bowls, c. 1970, stoneware, with decorative hand-painted bird to the centre and blue and red brushstrokes, height 58 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Ben Blakebrough, wooden lidded box, wooden lidded box, height 12.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Two ceramic trinket boxes, with pale green glaze, decorated with engraved gum nuts and leaves to the lids (2), height 5.5 cm; height 7.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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David Ralph (Australian, b. 1946), three lidded containers, c. 1970, made from Tasmania timber (3), height 6.3 cm; height 12.5 cm; height 8.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Two bowls, stoneware, with pale grey glaze, minor loss of glaze (A/F) (2), diameter 11 cm; diameter 14 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Colin Pearson (British, 1923-2007), winged goblet, c. 1990, thrown and hand-built earthenware, pale blue glaze, artist's seal to base, height 22 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Lorraine Lee, 'Gull Bowl', c. 1978, stoneware, footed with bevelled edges, with mountain scape design, height 7.8 cm width 34.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Fred Olsen, two porcelain bowls, c. 1996, hand painted design, and raised with three feet, each with artist's signature to base (2), height 14.5 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Milton Moon (Australian, 1926-2019), bowl, wheel-thrown stoneware, with grey glaze and brushed floral decorations, height 8.2 cm diameter 26 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Set of three porcelain tea cups and six porcelain saucers, decorated with fish motifs in underglaze blue (9), height 8 cm (cup); height 2.2 cm diameter 12.5 cm (saucer). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Ivan McMeekin (Australian, 1919- 1993), jug, c. 1958, stoneware, green gloss glaze, with sgraffito decoration, height 19.5 cm diameter 17.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Two trinket boxes, both of circular form, one by Lorraine Lee with a hand painted bird on the lid, and the other by Rosenthal with hand painted leaves with blue ground and gold outline to the lid (2), height 4.5 cm; height 9.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Three small bowls, wheel-thrown stoneware, glazed in shades of brown-black, pale green, and copper (3), height 4 cm; height 8 cm; height 9 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Cynthia Mitchell (Australian, 1930-2019), hedgehog whistle, stoneware, height 5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Kawai Toru (Japanese, b. 1941), pair of sake cups, wood-fired stoneware, geometrical shaped design, with cobalt blue and iron glaze (2), height 7.5 cm diameter 7.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Assorted porcelain pieces, comprising of a circular lidded bowl, decorated with blue hand painted design, and a pair of dishes with a deep red exterior glaze (3), diameter 10 cm (lidded bowl); diameter 12 cm (dish). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Tatsuzo Shimaoka (Japanese, 1919-2007), three plates, stoneware, with impressed rope pattern inlay and brushwork, with brown ground glaze, including two Harry Davis plates, stoneware, with iron and wax resist decoration, each with impressed artist's seal (3), height 5 cm diameter 26.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Peter Davis, cup and saucer, black ground glaze, with yellow abstract strokes, and wavy edges (2), height 9.5 cm (cup); width 15 cm (saucer). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Okayama Pottery, large dish, c. 1963, of rectangular form, with a black border, decorated with oxidised impressed abstract design, hand painted manufacturers label and date to underside 'Okayama Fak potter, 1963', height 9.5 cm width 39.5 cm length 36 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Pekka Vuorisalo, two bowls, c. 1997, of oval form, one white and one black high gloss glaze (2), height 6 cm width 24 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Pekka Vuorisalo, two bowls, c. 1997, of oval form, one white and one black high gloss glaze (2), height 8 cm width 35 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Pekka Vuorisalo, two platters, c. 1997, of oval form, each with black glaze, one decorated with linear design (2), height 6 cm width 38 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Pekka Vuorisalo, two dishes, c. 1997, of circular form, one white and one black high gloss glaze, decorated with triangular section of linear design (2), height 5.8 cm width 28 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Elina Brandt-Hansen (Norwegian 1955-2017), wall mount sculpture, hand built doubled layered stoneware and porcelain, with black and purple glaze, decorated with gold lustre, artist's signature to base, height 3 cm length 48 cm width approx. 25 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Elina Brandt-Hansen (Norwegian 1955-2017), sculpture, hand built porcelain, of circular form, decorated with applied layered spiral features, with grey, yellow and red glaze, height 7 cm diameter 61 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Elina Brandt-Hansen (Norwegian 1955-2017), two sculptures, stoneware, each of square form, one with herringbone pattern, and hand painted abstract design, one with multi-coloured speckled underglaze, and blue wavy overlay, artist's signature to base (2), height 11.5 cm diameter 54 cm; height 8 cm diameter 54 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Matt Sorsa, corrugated plate, c. 1996, stoneware, with blue matte and gloss glaze, artist's signature to base, height 3 cm diameter 40.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Matt Sorsa, glass oval dish, with thick rounded rim, and midnight blue centre, height 6.5 cm width 53 cm depth 40.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Vase, c. 1989, of squat form, with undulating handles, blue glaze, decorated with gold lustre, height 42 cm width 23 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Alan Caiger-Smith (British, 1930-2020), goblet, c. 1970, glazed earthenware, with blue and red painted calligraphic decoration, height 14.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Kaj Franck (Finnish, 1911-1989), goblet, c. 1960, multi-tonal blue glass, with metallic speckling to stem, with etched artists signature to base, height 17.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Richard Marquis (American, b. 1945), glass jug, c. 1975, hand-blown clear glass with handle, height 12 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Richard Marquis (American, b. 1945), glass vase, c. 1976, hand-blown purple glass of baluster form, with red heart motif, height 16 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Richard Marquis (American, b. 1945), three glass beads and glass bottle, multicoloured cane beads and hand-blown yellow glass bottle, with rainbow cane neck (4), height 4.5 cm width 3.5 cm (beads); height 9.4 cm (bottle). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Sam Herman (British/American, 1936-2020), glass vase, c. 1976, hand blown, with multi-coloured glass, signed, dated and numbered on base ' Samuel J. Herman 1976 SA130', height 18 cm width 17 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Julio Santos (b. 1933) for Les Blakebrough, large glass plate, c. 1977, hand blown clear glass, decorated with central yellow glass with black looping swirls, artists signature and date etched to base, diameter cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Julio Santos (b. 1933) for Les Blakebrough, two clear glass vases, c. 1979, of baluster form, hand blown, with applied clear glass strokes to the exterior, artists signature and date etched to base (2), height 26 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Julio Santos (b. 1933) for Les Blakebrough, two cylindrical glass vases, c.1979, clear glass, decorated with bands of orange and black cane glass, artists signature and date etched to base (2), height 30 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Les Blakebrough (Australian, 1930-2022), two cylindrical glass vases, c.1981, orange, with black looping swirls over upper portion of the body (2), height 25 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Les Blakebrough (Australian, 1930-2022), two cylindrical glass vases, c.1981, orange, with black looping swirls over upper portion of the body, artists initials and date 'Lb 1981' etched to base (2), height 19.5 cm; height 10 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Les Blakebrough (Australian, 1930-2022), two cylindrical glass vases, c.1981, orange, with black looping swirls over upper portion of the body (2), height 28 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Les Blakebrough (Australian, 1930-2022), two cylindrical glass vases, c.1981, orange, with black looping swirls over upper portion of the body, artists initials and date 'Lb 1981' etched to base (2), height 20 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Les Blakebrough (Australian, 1930-2022), three cylindrical glass vases, c.1981, blue, with blue/black looping swirls over upper portion of the body, artists initials and date 'Lb 1981' etched to base (3), height 26 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Les Blakebrough (Australian, 1930-2022), three glass vases, c.1981, of baluster and cylindrical form, blue glass, with blue/black and iridescent looping swirls over upper portion of the body (3), height 11 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Les Blakebrough (Australian, 1930-2022), three cut glass boxes, of spherical form, blue glass, with blue/black and iridescent looping swirls over the body (3), height 9 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Les Blakebrough (Australian, 1930-2022), three cut glass boxes, of spherical and rounded square form, blue glass, with blue and iridescent looping swirls over the body (3), height 9 cm (tallest). Provenance: The Estate of Les Blakebrough
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Pierre Cardin (French), glassware set, clear and cobalt blue glass, comprising of seven champagne flutes, three champagne coupes, eleven wine glasses, each signed 'Pierre Cardin' (21), height 19 cm (tallest). Provenance: Private Collection Sydney
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Timo Sarpaneva for Iittala, 'Kekkerit' glassware set, comprising of two vases, two beer glasses, six water glasses, six wine glasses, six cordial glasses, six shot glasses (28), height 19 cm (tallest). Provenance: Private Collection Sydney
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L'Arte del Vetro, Murano table clock, multi-tonal blue glass, with white dials, gilded numerals, battery operated, retains manufacturer's label to base, height 31 cm width 30 cm. Provenance: Private Collection Sydney
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Set of five glass Cloches, three with underplates, two sizes (5), height 40 cm (larger size). Provenance: The Estate of Philip Carr
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Kristalunie Maastricht (Dutch), glassware, teal glass, comprising of a jug, and six glasses (7), height 35 cm (jug); height 11 cm (glass). Provenance: Private Collection Sydney
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Alvar Aalto (Finnish, 1898-1976), set of two vases, manufactured by Iittala, clear glass, retains acid stamp 'Alvar Aalto' to base, minor chip (A/F), height 19.5 cm (tallest). Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Alessi, citrus basket, designed 1952, polished stainless steel, retains factory stamp, height 23 cm diameter 22 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Aino Aalto (Finnish 1894-1949), platter, manufactured by Iittala, clear glass, retains acid stamp 'Aino Aalto littala' to base, diameter 38 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Anu Penttinen for Marimekko (Finnish), 'Sukat Makkaralla' pitcher, clear blown glass, retains acid stamp 'Marimekko' to base, height 23 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Abraham Palatnik (Brazilian, 1928-2020), assorted Lucite animals, comprising of a panda, giraffe, zebra, owl, and bird, 'Made in Brazil' label to underside (5), height 10 cm (tallest). Provenance: Private Collection Sydney
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Georg Jensen, bloom bowl and Bernadotte jug, stainless steel, both marked 'Georg Jensen Denmark' (2), approx. Height 11.5 cm diameter 25 cm (bowls). Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Ettore Sottsass for Alessi, champagne bucket, stainless steel, mirrored finish exterior, matte finish interior, retains factory stamp, height 27 cm diameter 20.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Arne Jacobsen (Danish, 1902-1971), pair of Cylinda-Line jugs, manufactured by Stelton, stainless steel, with ice lip (2), height 24 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Arne Jacobsen (Danish, 1902-1971), pair of Cylinda-Line jugs, manufactured by Stelton, stainless steel, with ice lip (2), height 24 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Harry Allen (US, b.1964), Reality bank in the form of a pig, resin, retains manufacturer's label underside, minor wear (A/F), height 25 cm length 44.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Philip Carr
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Mariage Freres (French), Art Deco tea set, slip-cast white porcelain in stainless steel casings, comprising one large teapot, one small teapot, one creamer and one sugar bowl (4), height 17 cm (large teapot). Provenance: The Estate of Philip Carr
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Caddy spoon, mark, Cooper Brothers & Sons, Sheffield, 1915, sterling silver, hallmarked, total weight 17.12 grams. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Lucy Coote (New Zealand), five tripod bowls, hand-built white glazed stoneware each with three legs, one leg repaired, 'Salad Days' seal and signatures to undersides (A/F)(5), height 11.5 cm (approx.). Provenance: The Estate of Philip Carr
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Deborah Sears (British), blue and white Flowerbrick, slipcast earthenware, tin-glaze decoration depicting Arcadian landscape one side with a cow and the other with a pig, artist's studio signature underneath, 6.5 cm x 13 cm x 5.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Philip Carr
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Three porcelain bowls, c. 19th century, blue cobalt oxide and white glaze, chips and hairline cracks (A/F) (3), width 13 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Philip Carr
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Astier de Villatte (French), two red heart dishes, circular white glazed slab-rolled stoneware, each with red transfer heart shape to centre, studio stamp to undersides (2), diameter 11.5 cm (each). Provenance: The Estate of Philip Carr
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Astier de Villatte (French), two Tricolore saucers, circular white glazed slab-rolled stoneware with blue and red hand-painted stripes to rims, both with impressed studio marks to undersides (2), diameter 11.5 cm (each). Provenance: The Estate of Philip Carr
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