Ian Clare (Australian), two vessels, Cradle Mountain Mist glaze, c. 1994, high-fired stoneware of spherical form, one with blue glaze, the other with brown and black Tenmoku glaze, artist's signatures to bases (2), height 22 cm diameter 26 cm (blue), height 26.5 cm diameter 28 cm (brown). Provenance: The collection of Lorna Mellor AM, Padulla Place, Castle Cove, house designed by Peter Swan and interiors by Marion Hall Best, c. 1964.