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Ceramics — Shapiro Auctioneers

$39,273
Pair of Royal Worcester porcelain ewers, by Charles Baldwyn, c.…
$24,000
Pair of monumental gilt bronze mounted Sevres style cobalt blue…
$23,400
Marguerite Mahood, brush tail possum incised to base T1662.…
$19,200
Marguerite Mahood figural group titled 'The Grievance',…
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Number of lots recorded:96
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Ceramics
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*** Meissen, oval fish platter with gilded scalloped edge, decorated with floral sprays, Meissen blue crossed swords stamp and impressed marks to base ***
*** Dr. Wall Worcester, tankard decorated with beetles, birds and fruit, factory marks to base, together with a William Adams blue and white jug with Chinoiserie scenes, maker's mark to base (2). Height 11 cm, 15 cm ***
*** Martin Boyd (1923-1988), circular earthenware charger decorated with the profile of an indigenous elder, incised 'Martin Boyd Australia'. Diameter 26 cm ***
*** Les Blakebrough, (attributed), square plate glazed stoneware, impressed Sturt pottery seal. Width 29 cm ***
*** Large French glazed ceramic jardiniere, decorated with a bird and floral blossoms in pink stamped Musee Gien France, no. 17, Gien 88. Height 23 cm, diameter 43 cm ***
*** Hylton Nel (South African, b. 1941), two glazed ceramic plates, c. 1980, rough plate with shallow rim, painted with a hand holding flowers in dark blue against a beige ground, the other decorated with a yellow and blue flower against a beige ground (2),… ***
*** Hylton Nel (South African, b. 1941), glazed ceramic bowl, c. 1970, painted with an anthropomorphic insect, fluted rim accented with eye motifs, with incised artist's initials to underside, height 7 cm diameter 15.5 cm. Provenance: made by the artist in… ***
*** Remued, jug, with applied gum leaf and nut decoration with green and blue flambe drip glaze, incised on base 'Remued Hand Made'. Height 10.4 cm ***
*** Art Noveau twin handled vase, c1920 manufactured by Gouda, Holland, having a short flared lip leading to an inverted tapered body, with twin handles and on a circular spreading foot, signed on underside. Height 23 cm ***
*** Royal Doulton. Baluster vase. Gilded and decorated with leaves and berries on a cobalt blue ground, with green printed mark to base. Height 41 cm ***
*** Stig Lindberg, three watermelon bowls, manufactured by Gustavsberg, one red with white stripes, two blue with white stripes, makers mark to base (3) ***
*** Klytie Pate (Australian, 1912-2010), Eucalyptus vase, 1998, wheel thrown, decorated with a band of eucalyptus leaves in relief, mauve and turquoise green glaze, artist's signature and date incised to base 'Klytie Pate 1998', height 25 cm. Provenance:… ***
*** Clarice Cliff, Fantasque' Jardiniere, c.1929-1930, Umbrellas and Rain' pattern, 'Dover' shape, printed factory marks to base 'Hand Painted Fantasque by Clarice Cliff Wilkinson Ltd England', repaired (A/F), height 15.5 cm, diameter 15.5 cm ***
*** Clarice Cliff, Fantasque' Float Bowl, c. 1931, 'Orange Gardenia' pattern, 'Hiawatha' shape, printed factory marks to base 'Hand Painted Fantasque by Clarice Cliff Wilkinson Ltd England, diameter 25.5 cm ***
*** Tom Sanders, plaque incised and painted Aboriginal decoration, incised Tom Sanders Eltham Victoria Australia, height 2 cm, diameter 18.5 cm ***
*** Clarice Cliff, Bizarre' Meiping Vase, c. 1930, Gloria Garden' pattern, impressed size '10 1/4' inches and printed factory marks to base 'Hand Painted Bizarre by Clarice Cliff Wilkinson Ltd England, height 26 cm ***
*** Platter with incised decorations of fishmongers, incised 'Gus Mclaren, Warrandyte' to the base ***
*** Pair of Staffordshire flatback figures. On a clock tower (2). Height 23.5 cm ***
*** Eric Juckert, wall pocket applied frogs and branches, matte white glaze, incised Eric Juckert. Height 18 cm ***
*** Large stoneware jug attributed to Les Blakebrough, with a cream glaze, an incised cross-hatched design and an impressed Sturt Pottery seal ***
*** Clarice Cliff, Fantasque' Perth Jug, c. 1929-1931, Seven Colour Trees and House' pattern, impressed size '30' and printed factory marks to base 'Hand Painted Fantasque by Clarice Cliff Wilkinson Ltd England, height 13 cm ***
*** Kim Kyong, vessel, 2006, glazed stoneware, signed and dated with Sturt pottery monogram to the base diameter 24 cm ***
*** Wedgwood, tea set with two Underplates, comprising a blue and white teapot and cup and saucer, together with a blue and white underplate, all 'Willow' pattern with stamps to underside, together with another underplate, white with silver rim and border,… ***
*** Suzie Meakin. Pottery jug impressed artist's seal to base ***
*** Wilhelm Kage (1889-1960), plate, with silver inlaid floral motif decoration to centre, silver rimmed edge, on mottled green glaze ground, manufactured by Gustavsberg, stamped to base 'Gustavsberg Argenta'. Diameter 30 cm ***
*** Derek Smith (Australian, b. 1931), vase, c. 19880 stoneware with matte glaze and incised ring decoration to outer body, artist's stamp impressed near base, together with a stoneware bowl signed to base 'Val Burnett' (2) ***
*** Bjorn Wiinblad (Danish, 1918-2006), twin handled vase, c. 1975 hand painted and glazed earthenware, artist's signature to side ***
*** Staffordshire dog figure, 19th century, height 32 cm ***
*** Walter Moorcroft, vase, c. 1947, leaf and berry' pattern, decorated with a band of grapes and leaves against a blue ground, signed in blue 'W. M.', impressed facsimile signature and 'Potter to H.M. The Queen, made in England, height 25.5 cm ***
*** Jane Barrow (b. 1957) collection of ceramic pieces comprising a teapot with lid and bamboo handle, a small plate, a small bowl, three cereal bowls and a coffee cup, all with blue finger glaze patten, teapot with inscribed initial (A/F) (7) teapot. Height… ***
*** Bjorn Wiinblad (Danish), for Rosenthal vase hand painted porcelain, together with a small plate, each retains printed factory marks to undersides (2) ***
*** Clarice Cliff Fantasque pattern Bizarre toast rack hand painted with trees and house design, with factory mark to base. Height 7.5 cm ***
*** Sevres style ormolu mounted porcelain urn, painted in the manner of Jean-Honore Fragonard with figures in a landscape on a blue ground, height 35 cm ***
*** Wedgwood, terracotta four piece tea set, 19th century, polychrome decorated with floral sprigs and sprays, comprising teapot, coffee pot, covered sugar bowl and cream jug, impressed Wedgwood marks to undersides (4), approx. Height 21.5 cm ***
*** Bj¸rn Wiinblad, service Magic flute bowl, designed by decoration displays a scene from Mozart's Magic flute opera, signed in script 'Die Zauberfl¸Te, Bj¸Rn Wiinblad', stamped 'Rosenthal Germany'. Height 8.5. Diameter 17.5 cm ***
*** Clarice Cliff 'Gayday' candlestick, shape 331, 'Bizarre' printed factory marks. Height 5 cm. Diameter 9 cm ***
*** Six Wedgwood soup plates with green and gilt rim . Provenance: Collection of Margot Montgomery ***
*** Leigh Hobbs, Flinders Street station teapot, c. 1984, slip-cast, hand-painted porcelain, from an edition of 20. Height 22 cm ***
*** Remued, small jug, with applied gum leaf and nut decoration to a green, purple and blue flambe drip glaze surface, incised on base 'Remued Hand Made' (A/F). Height 10.5 cm ***
*** Alexandra Copeland (b. 1947) Zucchino flower, 1992 ceramic platter, decorated with zucchino flower amidst leaves and patterns, artist's signature painted to base 'A Copeland / no.7 16.1.1992 / Zucchino flower'. Height 8 cm. Length 42 cm. Width 41 cm.… ***
*** Peter Wilson bowl, 1999 porcellaneous stoneware, with crystalline glaze in shades of blue, green and golden brown, artist's signature inscribed to base. Height 18.5 cm. Diameter 23 cm. Provenance: Corporate collection, Sydney ***
*** Ray Taylor (b. 1944) Raku pot with brush glaze pattern in shades of blue, purple, green and brown, artist's initial painted to base, firing crack to body. Height 39 cm. Diameter 36 cm. Provenance: Corporate collection, Sydney ***
*** Two Italian Majolica Bowls, wheel-thrown terracotta, tin glaze with oxide decoration of leaves (2), diameter 29 cm, 31 cm. Provenance: Collection of an Artist, Sydney ***
*** Two Gustavsberg porcelain leaf plates, both with lined decorative pattern, one blue and one pink, each with painted stamp to underside (2) (A/F). Each. Length 31 cm ***
*** 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 ***
*** Bosley Ware, jardiniere, of triangular form with rounded edges, decorated with applied high relief yellow roses with stem and leaves, and twin scrolls arms, glazed in mottled green, brown and cream, height 16 cm width 34 cm. Provenance: The Jack Grace… ***
*** 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 ***
*** Clarice Cliff, Fantasque Bizarre' Cheese Dish, c. 1931-1932, Oranges and Lemons' pattern, 'Athol' shape, printed factory marks to base 'Fantasque Hand Painted Bizarre by Clarice Cliff Newport Pottery England, total height 14 cm, width 19.5 cm ***
*** David and Hermia Boyd (Australian, 1924-2011 and 1931-2000), circular lidded bowl, terracotta, with griffin finial, inscribed to the underside 'D + H Boyd', height 17 cm. Provenance: Mossgreen Auctions, 2017. Private Collection, Sydney ***
*** Rosenthal for Versace, pair of square plates, 'Medusa' pattern in red, transfer decoration of porcelain, factory marks verso (2), 22 x 22 cm (each). Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney ***
*** Peter Travis, Erotic Landscape Demiluna, 1973, earthenware, signed and dated to base 'Peter Travis '73', height 18 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Graeme W Clarke AO ***
*** Peter Travis, Three Vessels, earthenware, all signed and one also dated to base 'Peter Travis '66' (A/F), (3), height 32 cm; height 19 cm; height 17 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Graeme W Clarke AO ***
*** Peter Travis, Three Platters, earthenware. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Graeme W Clarke AO ***
*** Peter Travis, Two Vases, ceramic, signed to base (2), height 27 cm; height 15 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Graeme W Clarke AO ***
*** Milton Moon (b. 1926), exhibition sculpture c1960, the textured finish has a link to Australian marine/terrestrial environments, an early work from Tarragindi, Queensland period with incised artist signature on underside. Height 32 cm. Diameter 16 cm ***
*** Colin (Col) Levy shallow stoneware bowl, brown glaze with vertical fluting to interior, diameter 27 cm ***
*** Peter Travis (Australian, 1927-2016), open vase, wheel-thrown stoneware, black glaze with blue drip glaze to interior, artist's signature inscribed underneath, height 15 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Peter Travis ***
*** Harvey School, vase, 1933, Impressed '933 Ec' to base. height 21.6 cm ***
*** Gus McLaren, teapot, painted 'Gus Mclaren' to the base. Height overall 27 cm ***
*** Daisy Merton twin-handled vase floral decoration, retains paper label Newtone pottery Sydney, stamped Newtone Bottery to base. Height 17 cm ***
*** Milton Moon (Australian, b. 1926), small stoneware bowl, matte speckled grey slip glaze with flowing green crackle glaze to interior, artist's signature inscibed near base, height 6 cm diameter 12.5 cm ***
*** Clarice Cliff, 'Bizarre' inspiration Hiawatha shallow bowl 'Bruna' pattern, printed factory marks to base 'Hand Painted Bizarre by Clarice Cliff Wilkinson England'. Diameter 25 cm ***
*** Harold Hughan (Australian, 1893-1987), vase, stoneware with turned lip, irridescent brown and black glaze, artist's seal impressed to base, height 31.5 cm ***
*** Rudolstadt- Volkstedt pair of porcelain figures, German c. 1890, dressed in 18th century garb, impressed and printed factory marks (2) (A/F). Height 16.5 cm ***
*** Hylton Nel (South African, b. 1941), glazed ceramic bowl, c. 1991, scalloped rim, pale green glaze with olive green letters spelling 'Bethulie', incised artist's initials to underside, height 11 cm diameter 17.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Maximilian… ***
*** Richard Ginori, blue and white lidded ginger jar, floral decoration, signed Richard Ginori Italy. Height 39 cm ***
*** Ceramic lidded pot, cracked line pattern underglaze, stamp possibly attributed to Shiga Shigeo. Approx. Height 11.5 cm ***
*** Hylton Nel (South African, b. 1941), glazed ceramic plate, c. 1992, the interior with green maple leaf design and two hidden figures against a blue and pale celadon ground, painted artist's initials to underside, diameter 21 cm. Provenance: The Estate of… ***
*** Martin Boyd, Glazed earthenware, four ramekins plus saucers in pastel colours (4), diametre 13 cm, height 4.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney ***
*** Royal Vienna. Porcelain cabinet plate. Painted with a young maiden, Royal Vienna mark to base. Diameter 23.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Nancy Melick, NSW ***
*** Studio Ceramics vase decorated with a sgraffito design, glazed in mustard and brown and incised 'Is. London' ***
*** Clarice Cliff, Bizarre' Octagonal Sandwich Plate, c. 1933, Orange Alton' pattern, printed factory marks to base 'Hand Painted Bizarre by Clarice Cliff Newport Pottery England, diameter 22 cm ***
*** Milton Moon (b. 1926), 'Chaire' lidded tea caddy grey blue glaze, artist's signature incised to base, together with a Harry Memmott stoneware flagon with stopper and spout in flowing brown and iron oxide glaze (2). Height 20 cm. Height 30 cm ***
*** M. Sauvage bowl, slip-cast hemispherical with a speckled glaze and decorated with geometric elements in primary colours, painted 'Ms '87' ***
*** Jenny Orchard (Australian, b.1976), double sided face earthenware vase, 1993, of geometric shape with woman's face painted on each side, signature to base 'Jenny Orchard 93', height 30 cm, width 20 cm, depth 8 cm ***
*** Nymphenburg porcelain Cache-pot, c. 1900 with two scrolling foliate gilt handles, the body hand painted sprigs of wild flowers, green printed and impressed Nymphenburg marks to base. Height 16 cm ***
*** Royal Staffordshire pair of vases hand painted, with green Royal Staffordshire Wilkinson Ltd. Printed mark to base ***
*** John Dermer, ceramic vase, of elongated globular form narrowed to neck, the glaze of earth tones with green drip glaze overlay, artist's signature engraved to base 'John Dermer' and stamped. Height 47 cm. Provenance: Macquarie gallery, Sydney c. 1986,… ***
*** Anders Ousback (b. 1951- 2004) stoneware bowl grey underglaze, decorated with stylised clouds in black and rust glaze over a clear glaze. Height 8 cm. Diameter 27 cm ***
*** Herend, two porcelain animal figurines, rabbit and swan, hand painted and gilded, factory's marks to undersides (2), height 14 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the late John Roarty, Point Piper ***
*** Derek Smith (Australian, b. 1931) bowl, c. 1980 stoneware with matte glaze and incised ring decoration to outer body, artist's stamp impressed near base ***
*** Eric Bryce Carter, shallow bowl decorated with gum leaf branch, leaves and gum nuts, mottled yellow and green glaze, underside incised 'Eric Bryce Carter, Sydney' diameter 17.5 cm ***
*** Lyn McDowell ceramic vase the body with blue glaze and the neck with gold glaze, impressed artist's seal to base. Height 14 cm. Diameter 14 cm. Provenance: Corporate collection, Sydney ***
*** Kay Jensen pit fired bowl ceramic with incised line design to flaring lip, impressed artist's seal to base. Height 9 cm. Diameter 30 cm. Provenance: Corporate collection, Sydney ***
*** Andrew Gibson ceramic pot ceramic pot with lustre glaze, artist's signature to base. Height 29.5 cm. Diameter 30 cm. Provenance: Corporate collection, Sydney ***
*** Jane Sawyer urn terracotta with painted line detail to body and glazed neck, artist's signature painted to base. Height 61 cm. Diameter 28 cm. Provenance: Corporate collection, Sydney ***
*** Royal Doulton flambe vase decorated with a desert scene with figures, camels, pyramids and trees, printed factory mark 'Royal Doulton flambe', together with a mini 'Flambe' vase decorated with a cottage scene, factory mark 'Royal Doulton flambe'… ***
*** Wedgwood, lustre bowl, the interior decorated with a bird amongst flowers and bamboo on a blue and green lustre ground, printed Wedgwood mark to underside, height 3.8 cm diameter 15.3 cm ***
*** Sylvia Halpern (Australian, 1918-2008), Five Mugs, wheel-thrown ceramic, various clays, majolica glaze decoration depicting children, some holding balloons, some amongst nature, one feeding birds, all signed underneath (5), height 8.5 cm (tallest).… ***
*** Deborah Halpern (Australian, b. 1957), Figural Vase, c. 1990, wheel-thrown ceramic, altered shape, with majolica decoration of two faces in orange and pink with black outlines, happy on side, angry on the other, signed to base, height 11.5 cm. Provenance:… ***
*** Robert Langley (Australian, b. 1929), Two Pieces, c. 1990, glazed earthenware, comprising one square plaque with sgraffito decoration depicting a mermaid, dated 1987, and a wall plate with sgraffito decoration of a person on a boat grabbing a fish, dated… ***
*** Ted Seccombe, active from c. 1970 Bowl, c. 1980, stoneware, decorated with a mottled red glaze; incised makers mark, diameter 22.8 cm ***
*** Rowley Drysdale stoneware vase of attenuated ovoid form, decorated on the shoulder with three applied shell motifs, highlighted with gold lustre glaze, a matte charcoal ground, and an impressed maker's seal ***
*** Herend porcelain figure group of maiden with cherub, c. 1940 together with Metzler & Ortloff porcelain bust of young lady, c. 1930 (2). Height 23 cm ***
*** Minton, Secessionist ceramic bud vase, aqua glaze, decorated with tubelined florals, printed factory marks and model number 'No 31' to underside, height 13 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney ***
*** Col Levy (Australian, b. 1933). Vase, high-fired stoneware, bizen style firing in shades of red, brown, and yellow, artist's mark inscribed to base, height 26 cm. Provenance: Purchased from artist workshop, Bowen mountain, NSW, the Jack Grace collection ***