The Juanita Bird Collection of Linn Ware and 20th Century Ceramics

Online-Only Auction, 10 - 15 November 2021

Linn Ware and 20th Century Ceramics
About the Session

"The works of Linn Ware (founded in 1943), and those of its predecessor at the Olifantsfontein site, Ceramic Studio (founded in 1925), bear testimony to the creative vision of a group of women whose original vision set the standard for domestic and decorative pottery in South Africa in the mid-twentieth century. Linn Ware is renowned for the consistent quality of its ceramics, and is almost synonymous with deep, rich and sumptuous green and turquoise glazed wares. These potteries, along with Globe (founded in Pretoria c.1920), paved the way for subsequent potteries in the quest to articulate a contemporary South African pottery canon."

Wendy Gers


Sold for

ZAR 1 525
Lot 12
  • A Linn Ware grey glazed lamp base
  • A Linn Ware grey glazed lamp base
  • A Linn Ware grey glazed lamp base


Lot Estimate
ZAR 1 500 - 2 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 1 525

About this Item

Olifantsfontein, South Africa
A Linn Ware grey glazed lamp base
the ribbed ovoid body glazed in shades of grey, the lip with brown highlights, electrical aperture, impressed LW circle mark, fitted for electricity, 34,5cm excluding fitting

*Strauss & Co does not guarantee electrical fittings

Provenance

The Juanita Bird Collection, Johannesburg.

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