Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Online-Only Auction, 14 - 25 April 2022
Ceramics: Including works from the Sheila Nowers Collection
About the SessionIn 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.
Lot Estimate
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 105 525
About this Item
South African 1941-
Two Figural Dishes, one painted with the figure of Jessica and the other with Mary, two
each signed with the artist's monogram and dated 12.2.93 on the base
glazed earthenware
Jessica diameter: 21,5cm; Mary diameter: 22cm
Provenance
The Sheila Nowers Collection.