Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist
Exhibited
'Things of Beauty Growing: British Studio Pottery', Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven, 14 September-3 December 2017 and The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, 20 March-18 June 2018
Literature
Glenn Adamson, Martina Droth and Simon Olding, eds., Things of Beauty Growing: British Studio Pottery, exh. cat., Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven and The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, 2017, illustrated p. 313 with accompanying essay

22

Ewen Henderson

Sack form

1990
Mixed laminated clays, volcanic glazes with contasting textures.
62 cm (24 3/8 in.) high

Estimate
£4,000 - 6,000 ‡♠

Sold for £10,710

Contact Specialist

Antonia King
Head of Sale, Design
Antonia.King@phillips.com

Ben Williams
Ceramics Consultant
BWilliams@phillips.com

Marijke Varrall-Jones
Director, Maak
marijke@maaklondon.com

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

London Auction in association with Maak

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 <Ku he>' or 'Distant View: 'To the Sky''
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 ‡
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
15
This lot is no longer available.
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 ‡♠
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

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

London Auction in association with Maak

Provenance

Exhibited

Literature

22

Ewen Henderson

Sack form

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