Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art

Online-Only Auction, 14 - 25 April 2022

Ceramics: Including works from the Sheila Nowers Collection
About the Session

In this session, Strauss & Co presents a lovely assortment of Ceramic Art featuring works from the Sheila Nowers Collection. Sheila Nowers was a watercolour artist working on an intimate scale. In her collection is a variety of ceramics by her brother John Nowers and an assortment from his then partner, Hylton Nel. The two artists met in 1967 in London and later moved to Gqeberha where they opened an antique shop. Each artist made innovative references to iconography in world ceramics, antique Staffordshire forms, and Chinese oriental pieces from their personal collections.


Sold for

ZAR 70 350
Lot 389
  • Hylton Nel; Dish, hand painted with a Staffordshire figure
  • Hylton Nel; Dish, hand painted with a Staffordshire figure


Lot Estimate
ZAR 2 500 - 3 500
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 70 350

About this Item

South African 1941-
Dish, hand painted with a Staffordshire figure

signed with the artist's monogram and dated 15.3.94 on the base

gilded manganese glazed earthenware
diameter: 22cm

Notes

The present lot draws from an important Staffordshire Figure the artist owned and referenced continuously throughout his career.

Provenance

The Sheila Nowers Collection.

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