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JOHN OLSEN: COVERED SUGAR BASIN AND A MILK JUG
Potted by Robert Mair, the sugar basin decorated in shades of blue and brown on a light grey ground with typical calligraphic designs and olive glaze cover, the milk jug decorated in shades of blue and brown on a speckled grey ground with typical calligraphic designs, each with impressed potter's mark, the basin signed and dated to base John Olsen 70, the jug with inscription and signature to base 'the burst of mornings spring /John Olsen.
Diameter of basin lid 13cm, Height of milk jug 9cm
Unsold
Lot 29
Potted by Robert Mair, the sugar basin decorated in shades of blue and brown on a light grey ground with typical calligraphic designs and olive glaze cover, the milk jug decorated in shades of blue and brown on a speckled grey ground with typical calligraphic designs, each with impressed potter's mark, the basin signed and dated to base John Olsen 70, the jug with inscription and signature to base 'the burst of mornings spring /John Olsen.
Diameter of basin lid 13cm, Height of milk jug 9cm
Estimate $800 - $1,200
© John Olsen / Copyright Agency, 2025
The Collector's Auction
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8799
2:00pm - 15 September 2025
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
VIEWING
Fri 12 - Sun 14 September, 10am - 4pm,
The Bond, 36-40 Queen St, Woollahra, NSW
CONTACT
Madeleine Mackenzie
sydney@leonardjoel.com.au
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