Grace Seccombe (1880-1956), a pair of blue fairy wren bookends, circa 1945, each glazed earthenware L form stand modelled with a bird perched on a naturalistic ground, each inscribed 'Grace Seccombe, Australia', 12 cm high, 7 cm wide, 10 cm deep. Provenance: Hurnall's Antiques & decorative Arts, note, for a similar pair of bookends see Smith & Singer Collections: important Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design,17 Jul 2019, Sydney, lot 176.