A ceramic money box in the shape of a penguin from Denmark's Knabstrup. It is handpainted in a matt glaze and has a coin slot on the back. No stoppers.
An oval handbuilt platter with a handpainted and relief decoration from Melbourne's ELLIS CERAMICS. The decoration features an abstract central 15-point star shaped design with crystallised blue, yellow, maroon, green and matt grey glazes.
A studio vase from Melbourne-based ELLIS CERAMICS. A modernist shape, pinched at the sides and a lopsided form and mouth. Decorated in a three-tone glaze with a dripping effect in the lower section over and black lava glaze. ELLIS inscription at the base.
NAUTIL BOTTLE VASE BY ERIK REIFF FOR KNAPSTRUP KERAMIK
A square bottle vase from the NAUTIL series designed in 1975 by Erik Reiff for Knabstrup Keramik. Each side of the vase features a stylised leaf designed and matt chocolate glaze. Fully marked with Reiff's flower monogram.
A pitcher vase with an elongated organic form from Switzerland's Muller pottery of Lucerne. A bold, stylised figural handpainted decoration is on two sides of the pitcher and it is set against the creamy white matt background.
A heavy and large bowl with a handpainted decoration of a stylised flower with dark tones of black and browns. A typical 1960s design by Denmark's Soholm pottery.
NAUTIL CANDLE HOLDERS BY ERIK REIFF FOR KNAPSTRUP KERAMIK
A pair of cube candleholders from the NAUTIL series designed in 1975 by Erik Reiff for Knabstrup Keramik. Each candleholder features a stylised leaf designed on four sides and matt chocolate glaze.
An early work by Nils Thorsson for Aluminia dated 1953. The vase has a tapered form with an oval mouth and features matt chocolate brown glaze. On one side there is an embossed decoration of bulrushes and on the other a fowl holding a worm in its beak. Full mark and date code on the base.
BLUE SERIES LONG NECKED VASE BY EINAR JOHANSEN FOR SOHOLM
A long necked vase with a rectangular lower body and a double spiral applied decoration part of the BLUE SERIES designed by Einar Johansen for Soholm of Denmark.
BACA SQUARE BOWLS BY NILS THORSSON FOR ROYAL COPENHAGEN
A set of three graduated square bowls by Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen. The bowl are part of the BACA series featuring a stylised relief decoration of fish, birds and flowers. Sold individually.
A bowl from Poole Pottery part of their 1970s AEGEAN range featuring glossy black glaze in the interior and an abstract pattern of orange, red and brown on the exterior created by using the silhouette technique.
A handpainted vase with an ovoid form with a strangled neck and cup-shaped opening featuring a sgraffito decoration and handpainted dot random pattern. Made in italy, c. 1950.
A Poole pottery vase in a pre-war shape - 595 with one of the mid-20th century handpainted pattern by Alfred Rhead decorated by Gwen Haskins. The pattern is PR.B with white and black lines on a bracken background.
BLUE SERIES CANDLE HOLDERS BY EINAR JOHANSEN FOR SOHOLM POTTERY
A pair of ceramic candle holders part of the 1960s BLUE SERIES designed by Einar Johansen for Denmark's Soholm pottery. They feature a flared body with impressed decoaration and an unglazed upright rim.
MICHAEL ANDERSEN CHARGER WITH ROOSTER DECORATION BY MARIANNE STARCK
A large charger with a pearly and crackle glaze decoration of a stylised rooster by Marianne Starck for Denmark's Michael Andersen. Fully marked and mongrammed.
ROYAL COPENHAGEN BACA SERIES BOTTLE VASE BY NILS THORSSON
A bottle vase - shape 3455 - with a geometric pattern by Nils Thorsson as part of Denmark's Royal Copenhagen BACA series dating back to the period from 1969 to 1974. TWO AVAILABLE.
A pair of cobalt blue ceramic candle holders by Italy's Fratelli Fanciullacci with relief decoaration. An interesting marriage of traditional aesthetic and modern design. Dating to the 1960s.
A pitcher vase with an organic shape featuring a circular handle and a long narrow neck. It displays a geometric relief blue decoration against a black background. This piece is unsigned and likely to be of Italian origin.
A small, heavy stoneware handpainted vase from Denmark's Michael Andersen. The vase displays a rough texture with an unglazed lower section and a tapered mouth. The style is reminiscent of Soholm's Poul Brandborg's 1960s ERIKA series. The three fish mark is on the base as well as the handpainted letter G.
A wheelthrown small bowl with an undulated rim and blue sgraffito decoration against a grey background. The interior of the bowl is a contrasting black. Jean O'Brien was based in Geelong, VIC and active in the 1950s.
A circular bowl with an upright rim and a central lava glaze decoration by Gundars Zigurts Lusis who potted in Melbourne under the GUNDA mark. This bowl dates back to the late 1960s to early 1970s.
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