Michael Cardew

Jar

circa 1929
Earthenware, cream slip beneath a galena glaze, Kanji and Katakana symbols including 'Heaven' and 'Earth' painted within horizontal bands.
29.8 cm (11 3/4 in.) high
Impressed with artist's and Winchcombe Pottery seals.

Estimate
£1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠

Sold for £1,764

Contact Specialist

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

Ben Williams
Ceramics Consultant
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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....

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Michael Cardew

Jar

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