Studio Ceramics 2024 - Review of the year And.. Looking forward to 2025
2024 was a bumper year for studio ceramics sales at Adam Partridge Auctioneers & Valuers. In our first auction in January, we were pleased to offer a large and diverse range of work reflecting much of the collecting life of Michael Evans, a.k.a Dayabandhu. Our spring auction, with over 650 lots, also had plenty for collectors and enthusiasts to choose from, the star lot being a vessel by John Ward selling for a remarkable hammer price of £18,500.
Lot 440 MARTIN BROTHERS, LONDON & SOUTHALL; a salt glazed jug of shouldered form, relief decorated with a grotesque goat mask, inscribed signature and with collection number E133-1977-8 SOLD £6,400 5th January 2024 The Michael Evans / Dayabandhu Collection
Lot 334 JOHN WARD (1938-2023); a stoneware vessel covered in blue/green and rust glaze, impressed JW mark SOLD £18,500 22nd March 2024, Studio Ceramics Auction
Over 700 lots were offered in our summer auction. Again, topping the bill were a group of six works by John Ward, including two eye-catching black-and-white vessels (top price £11,000). A large vessel by Ewen Henderson sold for £4,250, while other strong results were achieved for a Sara Flynn vessel (£1,900), a Walter Keeler Whieldon-glazed teapot (£1,650), and a Joanna Constantinidis bottle (£1,500).
Lot 577 SARA FLYNN (born 1971); an altered porcelain 'line vessel' covered in celadon glaze with manganese interior, impressed F mark SOLD £1,900 19th July 2024, Studio Ceramics Auction
Lot 655 WALTER KEELER (born 1942); a large earthenware teapot covered in Whieldon type glaze, impressed mark SOLD £1,650 19th July 2024, Studio Ceramics Auction
Lot 303 JOANNA CONSTANTINIDIS (1927-2000); a tall asymmetric bottle with lustred surface, impressed C mark SOLD £1,500 19th July 2024, Studio Ceramics
Highlights from our autumn auction of 780 lots included a set of six cups and saucers by Lucie Rie dating from the late 1950s (£6,800), and from the same era a Lucie Rie milk jug (£1,550). Also on offer were a group of sculptural pieces by Vanessa Hogge (top price £2,400), a vessel by Paul Philp (£1,350), a monumental bottle by Richard Batterham (£1,800), and a selection of works by Simon Carroll (top price £880). In terms of other craft, the standout result was for a three-dimensional macrogauze by Peter Collingwood made circa 1970 (£8,000).
Lot 92 RICHARD BATTERHAM (1936-2021); a monumental fluted stoneware bottle covered in tenmoku breaking to kaki glaze with green ash top SOLD £1,800 15th November 2024, Studio Ceramics Auction
Lot 641 SIMON CARROLL (1964-2009); a large shallow earthenware bowl covered in coloured slips and glazes with incised decoration SOLD £880 15th November 2024, Studio Ceramics Auction
Lot 685 VANESSA HOGGE (born 1963); 'Floribunda', a tapered white porcelain vessel covered in chun glaze and unglazed sculpted flower heads, impressed VH mark SOLD £2,400 15th November 2024, Studio Ceramics Auction
STUDIO CERAMICS 2025
Three studio ceramics sales are currently scheduled for 2025. Our spring auction in March will feature a rare selection of works by William Staite Murray from the estate of Reginald Marlow, one of Staite Murray’s earliest pupils, as well as pieces by Shoji Hamada from the same estate. Other highlights to be offered include a counterpoint jar by Elizabeth Fritsch dating to 1975, a black-and-white shouldered pot by John Ward, and more works by Lucie Rie. The March sale is open for consignments until 10th February.
The sale dates for 2025 are as follows:
Friday 21st March 2025
Inviting entries until Monday 10th February
Friday 18th July 2025
Inviting entries until Monday 9th June
Friday 21st November 2025
Inviting entries until Monday 13th October
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