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 10 553
Lot 71
  • A Linn Ware celadon and russet-glazed vase
  • A Linn Ware celadon and russet-glazed vase
  • A Linn Ware celadon and russet-glazed vase


Lot Estimate
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 10 553

About this Item

Olifantsfontein, South Africa
A Linn Ware celadon and russet-glazed vase
the bulbous body raised on a domed circular foot with everted rim, the inner foot with russet highlights, firing cracks, 26,5cm high

Provenance

The Juanita Bird Collection, Johannesburg.

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