Lot 57
Circa 1900–1910
Modelled as a grotesque animal sitting on its haunches with head upturned, the open mouth extending to the depths of the body, in mottled brown, pink, and green glazes, without maker's mark
18cm high, 19cm wide, 15cm deep
EXHIBITIONS:
Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Colour and Fantasy: Australia's First Colonial Art Potters 1896–1910, Melbourne, 11 July–1 September, 2019
Estimate $1,400 - $2,000
Overall condition and appearance good
Crazing overall
one small loss to glaze on one front foot
Please note this item has not been inspected under UV light
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Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Colour and Fantasy: Australia's First Colonial Art Potters 1896–1910, Melbourne, 11 July–1 September, 2019
G. Hill, Colour and Fantasy: Australia's First Colonial Art Potters 1896–1910, exh. cat. (2019), p. 37 (illustrated)
The Terence Lane Collection, Part I
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8814
11:00am - 3 May 2026
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Viewing in Carlton by appointment only. Lots 241 - 277 viewing in Hawthorn by appointment only. Bookings via decorativearts@leonardjoel.com.au
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
decorativearts@leonardjoel.com.au
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