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The Art of Fire: Selections from the Dr John P. Driscoll Collection

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    • 162 Lots

    1
    Bernard Leach
    Charger with 'Tree of Life' design
    Estimate
    £15,000 - £20,000
    Sold For
    £97,020
    2
    Shoji Hamada
    Early vase
    Estimate
    £5,000 - £7,000
    Sold For
    £9,450
    3
    Lucie Rie
    Early and rare bowl and saucer
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £63,000
    4
    Hans Coper
    Large dish
    Estimate
    £20,000 - £30,000
    Sold For
    £30,240
    5
    Shoji Hamada
    Early vase with carved design
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £8,190
    6
    Bernard Leach
    Bowl with chrysanthemum design
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £12,600
    7
    Michael Cardew
    Large jar with handles
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £4,032
    8
    Ladi Kwali
    'Aeroplane Water Pot'
    Estimate
    £6,000 - £9,000
    Sold For
    £132,300
    9
    Lucie Rie
    Rare large flower vase
    Estimate
    £20,000 - £30,000
    Sold For
    £63,000
    10
    Hans Coper
    Monumental 'Writhlington School' pot
    Estimate
    £80,000 - £120,000
    Sold For
    £554,400
    11
    James Tower
    'Sea Piece'
    Estimate
    £12,000 - £18,000
    Sold For
    £94,500
    12
    Sueharu Fukami
    'Haruka no Kei ' or 'Distant View: 'To the Sky''
    Estimate
    £40,000 - £60,000
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    13
    Kitaōji Rosanjin
    'Iga' type jar
    Estimate
    £10,000 - £15,000
    Sold For
    £32,760
    14
    Shirō Tsujimura
    'Fused Jars'
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £6,930
    16
    Shōji Kamoda
    Jar
    Estimate
    £20,000 - £30,000
    Sold For
    £35,280
    17
    Peter Voulkos
    Dish
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £10,710
    18
    Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye
    Large open bowl
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £12,600
    19
    Gutte Eriksen
    Monumental jar with lugs
    Estimate
    £5,000 - £7,000
    Sold For
    £6,300
    20
    Gutte Eriksen
    Jar with lugs
    Estimate
    £1,500 - £2,000
    Sold For
    £8,190
    21
    Ewen Henderson
    Vessel
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £5,292
    22
    Ewen Henderson
    Sack form
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £10,710
    23
    Charles Vyse
    'Tzu-Chou' vase
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £4,662
    24
    Charles Vyse
    Large vase
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £3,024
    25
    Charles Vyse
    'Tzu-Chou' vase
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £4,662
    26
    William Staite Murray
    Large vase
    Estimate
    £6,000 - £9,000
    Sold For
    £6,930
    27
    William Staite Murray
    Conical bowl on foot
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £6,048
    28
    Margaret Rey
    Vase
    Estimate
    £500 - £700
    Sold For
    £1,008
    29
    Thomas 'Sam' Haile
    Vase with surrealist designs
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £3,024
    30
    Thomas 'Sam' Haile
    Dish with surrealist design
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £5,292
    31
    William Newland
    Dish with fish design
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £4,788
    32
    William Newland
    'Horse and Rider' dish
    Estimate
    £1,500 - £2,000
    Sold For
    £4,410
    33
    Bernard Leach
    Dish with inscription by William Blake
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £11,340
    34
    Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie
    Large dish
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £2,772
    35
    Bernard Leach
    Plate
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £4,788
    36
    Bernard Leach
    Early dish with tree
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £25,200
    37
    Bernard Leach
    Large tile with design of bird feeding its young
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £23,940
    38
    Bernard Leach
    Charger with design of bird feeding its young
    Estimate
    £6,000 - £9,000
    Sold For
    £37,800
    39
    Bernard Leach
    Jar
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £5,292
    40
    Bernard Leach
    Large tile with Etruscan style octopus
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £35,280
    41
    Michael Cardew
    Early jug
    Estimate
    £1,500 - £2,000
    Sold For
    £1,890
    42
    Michael Cardew
    Bowl with 'Bird with Five Eggs' design
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £9,450
    43
    Michael Cardew
    Jar
    Estimate
    £1,500 - £2,000
    Sold For
    £1,764
    44
    Michael Cardew
    Jar with handles
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £8,820
    45
    Henry Bergen and Michael Cardew
    Charger
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold
    46
    Norah Braden
    Bowl
    Estimate
    £1,500 - £2,000
    Sold For
    £6,300
    47
    Norah Braden
    Vessel
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £5,670
    48
    Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie
    Large vase
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £2,016
    49
    Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie
    Early vase
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £4,032
    50
    Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie
    Large vase
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £3,024
    51
    Shoji Hamada
    Early jar
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £8,820
    52
    Shoji Hamada
    Early vase
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £5,670
    53
    Bernard Leach
    Rare early vase
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £3,024
    54
    Bernard Leach
    Bowl with fish design
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £12,600
    55
    Bernard Leach
    Bowl with cherry tree design
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £17,640
    56
    Kenkichi Tomimoto
    Rare early dish
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £6,048
    57
    Bernard Leach
    Early rectangular dish in the style of Ogata Kenzan
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £13,860
    58
    Bernard Leach
    Large tile with design of a raging bull
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £3,528
    59
    Bernard Leach
    Tile with willow design
    Estimate
    £1,000 - £1,500
    Sold For
    £3,780
    60
    Attributed to Bernard Leach
    Framed tile with design of climbing kiln
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £2,520
    61
    Bernard Leach
    Albarello jar
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £10,710
    62
    Shoji Hamada
    'Crysanthemum' bowl
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £12,600
    63
    Shoji Hamada
    Early vase with handles
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £4,410
    64
    Shoji Hamada
    Early pot with carved design
    Estimate
    £1,000 - £1,500
    Sold For
    £2,268
    65
    Shoji Hamada
    Large bowl
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £7,560
    66
    Lucie Rie
    Rare and early large pot
    Estimate
    £6,000 - £9,000
    Sold For
    £12,600
    67
    Lucie Rie
    Rare early pot
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £10,710
    68
    Lucie Rie
    Bowl
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £16,380
    69
    Hans Coper
    Cup
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £15,750
    70
    Lucie Rie
    Footed bowl
    Estimate
    £6,000 - £9,000
    Sold For
    £22,680
    71
    Hans Coper
    'Poppy Head' pot
    Estimate
    £6,000 - £9,000
    Sold For
    £151,200
    72
    Hans Coper
    Globular pot with linear design
    Estimate
    £20,000 - £30,000
    Sold For
    £94,500
    73
    Hans Coper
    Monumental vase
    Estimate
    £40,000 - £60,000
    Sold For
    £151,200
    74
    Lucie Rie
    Squeezed bowl
    Estimate
    £6,000 - £9,000
    Sold For
    £17,640
    75
    Lucie Rie
    Large vase
    Estimate
    £10,000 - £15,000
    Sold For
    £17,640
    76
    Lucie Rie
    Vase
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £6,048
    77
    Lucie Rie
    Footed bowl
    Estimate
    £40,000 - £60,000
    Sold For
    £207,900
    78
    Lucie Rie
    Footed bowl
    Estimate
    £10,000 - £15,000
    Sold For
    £16,380
    79
    Hans Coper
    'Thistle' form
    Estimate
    £20,000 - £30,000
    Sold For
    £100,800
    80
    Lucie Rie
    Footed bowl
    Estimate
    £20,000 - £30,000
    Sold For
    £119,700
    81
    Lucie Rie
    Footed bowl
    Estimate
    £50,000 - £70,000
    Sold For
    £189,000
    82
    Hans Coper
    Monumental ovoid pot
    Estimate
    £80,000 - £120,000
    Sold For
    £651,700
    83
    Lucie Rie
    Rare footed bowl
    Estimate
    £6,000 - £9,000
    Sold For
    £18,900
    84
    Lucie Rie
    Footed vessel
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £21,420
    85
    Lucie Rie
    Planter
    Estimate
    £15,000 - £20,000
    Sold For
    £30,240
    86
    Hans Coper
    'Spade' form
    Estimate
    £30,000 - £40,000
    Sold For
    £189,000
    87
    Lucie Rie
    Bulb bowl
    Estimate
    £6,000 - £9,000
    Sold For
    £8,190
    88
    Lucie Rie
    Squared flower vase
    Estimate
    £14,000 - £18,000
    Sold For
    £12,600
    89
    Hans Coper
    Ovoid pot with disc top
    Estimate
    £30,000 - £40,000
    Sold For
    £163,800
    90
    Hans Coper
    Large 'Bell' form
    Estimate
    £50,000 - £70,000
    Sold For
    £516,600
    91
    Lucie Rie
    Open bowl
    Estimate
    £20,000 - £30,000
    Sold For
    £75,600
    92
    Lucie Rie
    Footed bowl
    Estimate
    £30,000 - £40,000
    Sold For
    £113,400
    93
    Lucie Rie
    Vase with flaring lip
    Estimate
    £5,000 - £7,000
    Sold For
    £17,640
    94
    Lucie Rie
    Tall vase with flaring lip
    Estimate
    £20,000 - £30,000
    Sold For
    £44,100
    95
    Lucie Rie
    Vase with flaring lip
    Estimate
    £5,000 - £7,000
    Sold For
    £15,120
    96
    Hans Coper
    Ovoid vessel
    Estimate
    £20,000 - £30,000
    Sold For
    £138,600
    97
    Hans Coper
    Cup on stand
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £60,480
    98
    Hans Coper
    'Spade' form
    Estimate
    £30,000 - £40,000
    Sold For
    £220,500
    99
    Lucie Rie
    Oval bowl
    Estimate
    £20,000 - £30,000
    Sold For
    £88,200
    100
    Lucie Rie
    Rare vase with flaring lip
    Estimate
    £20,000 - £30,000
    Sold For
    £81,900
    101
    Lucie Rie
    Vase with flaring lip
    Estimate
    £15,000 - £20,000
    Sold For
    £40,320
    102
    Lucie Rie
    Footed bowl
    Estimate
    £15,000 - £20,000
    Sold For
    £31,500
    103
    Hans Coper
    Rare evolved 'Spade' form
    Estimate
    £30,000 - £40,000
    Sold For
    £252,000
    104
    Lucie Rie
    'Black firing' vase with flaring lip
    Estimate
    £12,000 - £16,000
    Sold For
    £32,760
    105
    Lucie Rie
    'Black firing' bowl
    Estimate
    £15,000 - £20,000
    Sold For
    £35,280
    106
    Hans Coper
    ‘Cycladic’ arrow form
    Estimate
    £40,000 - £60,000
    Sold For
    £277,200
    107
    Bernard Leach
    Medieval style pitcher
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £6,300
    108
    Bernard Leach
    Large vase
    Estimate
    £5,000 - £7,000
    Sold For
    £10,710
    109
    Bernard Leach
    Lamp base with willow design
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £4,032
    110
    Bernard Leach
    Vase
    Estimate
    £5,000 - £7,000
    Sold For
    £11,340
    111
    Bernard Leach
    Fluted vase
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £20,160
    112
    Bernard Leach
    'Leaping Salmon' vase
    Estimate
    £6,000 - £9,000
    Sold For
    £17,010
    113
    Bernard Leach
    'Pilgrim' dish
    Estimate
    £6,000 - £9,000
    Sold For
    £20,160
    114
    David Leach
    Large gobular vase
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £6,930
    115
    Michael Cardew
    Bowl with 'Basket' pattern
    Estimate
    £1,500 - £2,000
    Sold For
    £4,284
    116
    Ladi Kwali
    Water pot
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £30,240
    117
    Kenkichi Tomimoto
    Jar
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £3,276
    118
    Yuzō Kondō
    Jar with thistle design
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £3,024
    119
    Shoji Hamada
    Jar
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £9,450
    120
    Shoji Hamada
    Pitcher
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £5,292
    121
    Janet Leach
    Large bottle vase with lugs
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £6,930
    122
    Kenkichi Tomimoto
    Dish
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £3,024
    123
    Tatsuzo Shimaoka
    Large dish
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £8,820
    124
    Tatsuzo Shimaoka
    Lugged vase
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £6,930
    125
    Uichi Shimizu
    Vase
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £8,190
    126
    William Marshall
    Tall bottle vase
    Estimate
    £1,500 - £2,000
    Sold For
    £1,764
    127
    Richard Batterham
    Pair of tall baluster vases
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £20,160
    128
    Gertrud Vasegaard
    'Basin'
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £23,940
    129
    Gutte Eriksen
    Four jars
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £18,900
    130
    Ian Godfrey
    Large white chest of drawers
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £16,380
    131
    Ian Godfrey
    'Fox Box'
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £8,190
    132
    Mary Rogers
    Large flared bowl
    Estimate
    £1,500 - £2,000
    Sold For
    £7,560
    133
    Mary Rogers
    Large 'Convoluted' bowl
    Estimate
    £1,500 - £2,000
    Sold For
    £8,820
    134
    Ursula Morley-Price
    'Ruffle Form'
    Estimate
    £1,000 - £1,500
    Sold For
    £5,040
    135
    Ursula Morley-Price
    'Ruffle Form'
    Estimate
    £1,000 - £1,500
    Sold For
    £4,788
    136
    Donald Locke
    Pair of 'Male and Female' vessels
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £13,860
    137
    Donald Locke
    'Twin Form Relief' wall hanging
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £22,680
    138
    Elizabeth Fritsch
    'Moon Pocket'
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £11,970
    139
    Elizabeth Fritsch
    Vessel, 'Dark Windows'
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £9,450
    140
    Alison Britton
    'Blue Jug'
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £10,080
    141
    Morihiro Wada
    Vessel
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £22,680
    142
    Shõko Koike
    Lidded 'Shell Vessel'
    Estimate
    £20,000 - £30,000
    Sold For
    £52,920
    143
    Monica Young
    Large 'Tulip' form
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £6,930
    144
    Claudi Casanovas
    Monumental wall piece
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £3,780
    145
    Colin Pearson
    Vase with wide 'Wings'
    Estimate
    £1,500 - £2,000
    Sold For
    £2,772
    146
    Gordon Baldwin
    '2 Piece' sculptural form
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £2,394
    147
    John Ward
    Bowl with inverted rim
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £21,420
    148
    John Ward
    Bowl with stepped rim
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £10,080
    149
    John Ward
    Bud form bowl
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £11,970
    150
    Ryûichi Kakurezaki
    'Bizen' style flower vase
    Estimate
    £1,000 - £1,500
    Sold For
    £3,528
    151
    Shirō Tsujimura
    'Kohiki' style vase
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £12,600
    152
    Nicholas Homoky
    Three bowls
    Estimate
    £1,500 - £2,000
    Sold For
    £6,048
    153
    Richard Slee
    'Lidded Jar'
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £21,420
    154
    Junko Kitamura
    Large dish
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £7,560
    155
    Yô Akiyama
    'T-59'
    Estimate
    £8,000 - £12,000
    Sold For
    £13,860
    156
    Angus Suttie
    'Sculpture in the Form of a Teapot'
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £5,292
    157
    Gordon Baldwin
    Stacked vessel
    Estimate
    £5,000 - £7,000
    Sold For
    £6,930
    158
    Gordon Baldwin
    Monumental Bowl
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £8,820
    159
    Bodil Manz
    'Sandcast Jar in Porcelain'
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £20,160
    160
    Martin Bodilsen Kaldahl
    'Other Planes' vase
    Estimate
    £2,000 - £3,000
    Sold For
    £3,528
    161
    Edmund de Waal
    Tall lidded jar
    Estimate
    £7,000 - £9,000
    Sold For
    £40,320
    162
    Edmund de Waal
    Low cylinder
    Estimate
    £3,000 - £4,000
    Sold For
    £15,120
    163
    Akiko Hirai
    Moon Jar
    Estimate
    £4,000 - £6,000
    Sold For
    £27,720