Lot 314

Surface scratches and minor wear to the glaze in places, most notably to the top surface
Losses and chips, varying in size and shape to the edges around the base of the pedestal, together with a hairline crack along one side of the base measuring approximately 20cm in width
Some wear, scuffs and surface scratches to the underside of the base, consistent with age and use.


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E.J. Ainger, Melbourne, 31 May 1977, lot 220, purchased by Terence Lane

Shepparton Art Gallery, The Potteries of Brunswick, Shepparton, 14 January–20 February, 2000
Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Colour and Fantasy: Australia's First Colonial Art Potters 1896–1910, Melbourne, 11 July–1 September, 2019

G. Hill, The Potteries of Brunswick (2000), p. 75 (illustrated, probably the present lot)
G. Hill, Colour and Fantasy: Australia's First Colonial Art Potters 1896–1910, exh. cat. (2019), p. 17 (illustrated)