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Cruffel Art Porcelain vases
Pair of Cruffel Art Porcelain vases. Item 2534.
This pair of Cruffel Art Porcelain vases are glazed in dark blue and stand 220mm high with the width at the shoulder 130mm. One carries the impressed stamp "Australian Porcelain Co. Ltd. Melbourne Cruffel Art Porcelain". They are both in excellent condition apart from one that has a small chip to the shoulder and some minor scratches. C1930`s.
Cruffel Art Porcelain jug
Cruffel Art porcelain jug. Item 2533.
This Cruffel porcelain jug is signed by Merric Boyd and is dated 1934. It features a drooping, windswept tree on both sides with the handle forming the trunk of the tree down to where it rejoins the jug, exposing the roots. It stands 198mm high and is 140mm in diameter. It is in excellent condition.
Mushroom decorated vase
Mushroom decorated vase. Item 2531
This attractive mushroom decorated vase is 122 mm high and 185mm in diameter. It features a colourful and well moulded crop of mushrooms amid some long grass. The remainder of the vase is glazed in shades of light blue, light magenta and light green. It is thickly potted and in excellent condition apart from some crazing. It is incised on the bottom with glaze instructions. The last part of the signature is hidden by the glaze, but it appears to be D A Saunders. It dates from the late 1930,s to early 1940,s.
Merric Boyd pot
Merric Boyd pot. Item 2517
A small Merric Boyd pot standing 65mm high and 93mm wide at the flared top. It has a blue/grey glaze and is signed "Hand Craft Boyd 1921". It has a small indentation on the lip, caused I think, in the kiln and visible in the photo-otherwise it is in excellent condition.
Melrose two-handled vase
Melrose two-handled vase. Item 2445
This large, rather striking Melrose vase with its three shades of green, has a smooth glaze to the top but as you progress to the bottom the texture is more like orange peel.Its condition is very good with only some not particularly noticeable crazing and a couple of small glaze chips to the base to mar it. Its height is 225mm and diameter is 215mm. It dates from the 1930`s.
Merric Boyd squat bowl
Merric Boyd squat bowl. Item 2396
This squat wheel thrown drip glaze bowl by Merric Boyd is 67mm high and 125mm across. It has a rough, rustic texture to it and is in excellent condition. It is signed and dated 1922.
Castle-Harris jug
Castle-Harris jug with applied grapes and grape leaf. Item 2367
This small Castle-Harris jug with applied grape leaf on one side and grapes on the vine on the other and a twig handle is colored by blue and green drip glazes over a white glazed body. It is in very good condition with some crazing. It is 70mm high and 112mm in diameter. c. 1930`s.
Bennett’s pottery flower trough
Bennett`s pottery flower trough. Item 2318
This Bennett`s pottery flower trough is 240mm long, 100mm wide and 105mm deep. It is in excellent condition and has its original frog, although the frog has two minor chips to its base. It is impressed with the mark "W C Bennett" and dates from around 1930.
Merric Boyd vase
Merric boyd vase. Item 2275
This Merric Boyd wheel thrown waisted vase stands 145mm high and has a slightly rough texture to it but is elegant in its simplicity. It is in very good condition with two thin firing cracks to the inside of the lip.C late 1920`s
Rope handled basket by John Castle Harris
Rope handled basket by John Castle Harris. Item 2183
Rope handled basket by John Castle Harris with applied grapeleaves, grapes and berries. It is in very good condition with a smallish chip to the rim and some very minor damage to the protruding foliage. It is 205mm long, 165mm wide and stands 95mm high. it dates from the late 1930`s.
Carl Cooper cup and saucer
Carl Cooper cup and saucer. Item 2131
Rare Carl Cooper cup and saucer decorated with a sgraffito pattern of Aboriginal design. Both the cup and saucer are signed and the diameter of the saucer is 112mm, whilst the height of the cup is 58mm. Both are in excellent condition. c. 1950`s.
Merric Boyd jug
Merric Boyd jug. Item 2129
This Merric Boyd jug has a very rustic feel about it, from its rough textured body simple design and its blue drip glaze. It is incised with Boyd`s gumleaf mark and dated 1922. It is 110mm high and 125mm in diameter and in excellent condition.
Guy Boyd lamp base
Guy Boyd lamp base. Item 2078
This quintessential late 1950`s Guy Boyd lamp base, featuring a simple incised pattern stands 143mm high and has a diameter of 170mm. It is in excellent condition apart from some crazing.
Henning Rathjen pierced lamp base
Henning Rathjen pierced lamp base. Item 2002
Standing 230mm high this intricately carved and pierced lamp base featuring entwined dragons under a magenta glaze is a departure from Henning Rathjen`s(1903-68) normal pieces which were mainly pale or off-white and without much decoration. It is in excellent condition and probably dates from the late 1950`s to early 1960`s.
Cornwell’s pottery vase
Cornwell`s pottery vase. Item 1763
Large drip glaze vase by Cornwell`s pottery of Brunswick in Victoria featuring a lustrous green and brown glaze. It is not marked but it has their signature diagonally striped glaze. It stands 285mm high and is in excellent condition apart from some faint crazing and a 35mm firing crack at the shoulder. It dates from the 1930`s.
Tom Sanders plate
Tom Sanders plate. Item 1225.
This 168mm plate is decorated with a sgraffito and painted design of a lady reclining on a couch in between two pierced hearts and inscribed "Je t`aime Yvonne Printemps". Yvonne Printemps(1895-1977) was a French singer and actor. It is dated 1949 and incised "Dorian Sands" the pseudonym of Tom Sanders. Its condition is good with some heavy crazing.
Tom Sanders plate
Tom Sanders plate. Item 1224.
This 165mm diameter plate is decorated with a sgaffitto and painted design of a cloth draped fireplace with a clock on the mantlepiece and inscribed "J`attendrai Tino Rossi". Tino Rossi(1907-83) was a French singer and actor. The plate is incised "Dorian Sands" the pseudonym of Tom Sanders. It is dated 1945. It is in good condition with some heavy crazing.
