Australian Vintage Pottery

An Ellis Pottery ceramic lamp with Australian blackwood base and a turned myrtle stem stained to a deep walnut finish.

Exceptional one of a kind table by Australian ceramic artist Gerard Havekes (1925-2011) Circa 1960s Mosaic surface of individual handmade tiles with incredible glazes and details, ...

About the designer: Born in 1945, Christa Maria Herrmann is ceramicist, originally from Germany, who ran her own studio gallery in Lamorna for some years. She learned pottery ...

Rebecca cool and Ross Miller (Australian, XX-XXI) ceramic pottery platter with incised and hand-painted folk art decoration depicting a blond woman wearing a hat and holding a sunflo...

Stewart has exhibited in the United States, Japan, Australia and Canada. His pottery and paintings are represented in several museums throughout the world and held in the Luther Coll...

Gus McLaren's usual whimsical take on animals is evident here with this lovely chubby horse. Highly decorated body, pierced and the 'startled' look makes this piece interesting and e...

Ellis ceramics were set up in Melbourne in 1953 by Czechoslovakian couple, Dasa and Milda Kratochvil. Their work is mainly slip cast earthenware of which this red figure is an exampl...

Ellis ceramics were set up in Melbourne in 1953 by Czechoslovakian couple, Dasa and Milda Kratochvil. Their work is mainly slip cast earthenware of which this ram is an example. High...

Ellis ceramics was an Australian pottery set up in 1953 by a Czechoslovakian couple, Dasa and Milda Kratochvil, in the backyard of their home in Abbotsford, Melbourne.

A large hand potted charger centrally glazed in fiery orange with press moulded edging by Valerie Taylor, Sydney NSW, Australia, c.1965. Incised initials to base. Displays a brilli...

Ellis ceramics were set up in Melbourne in 1953 by Czechoslovakian couple, Dasa and Milda Kratochvil. Their work is mainly slip cast earthenware. Highly stylized and with a brillian...

This venture is described in Pottery in Australia, 36/1, 1997, pp. 13- 15. For this market, he made large-scale vessels and lidded jars with classical forms, lustrous richly-colored ...

Extra large, odd couple pair of mid-20th century, water dispenser style table lamps, by renowned Australian potters, Bendigo Pottery, established 1958.

Henning Rathjen Australian pottery vase, stylized free flowing form.

Gus McLaren's usual whimsical take on animals is evident here with this lovely deep blue piggy bank. Highly decorated body sides and the 'startled' look makes this piece interesting ...

In 1979 he returned to Australia and took over Shiga's workshop. He is still making and selling pottery.

Ellis Ceramics was an Australian pottery set up in 1953 by a Czechoslovakian couple, Dasa and Milda Kratochvil, in the backyard of their home in Abbotsford, Melbourne.

A rare green glazed bull from the Melbourne factory of Ellis in Melbourne in the 1950s. The piece has its original paper label [usually missing].

This slipware vase is a beautiful example of Australian midcentury pottery. The biomorphic form and colour/texture combination make this a perfect example of early 1950s decorative p...

A rare example of Ellis pottery on a grand scale. It has a monumental quality, reminiscent of a lighthouse. Ellis Ceramics was set up in 1953 by Dagma and Miloslav Kratochvil, o...

His sixty year career includes many solo exhibitions in Australia and internationally. Every Australian state gallery holds his work.

A large hand built stoneware bowl. Black metallic glaze on incised and textured surface. The dark tones and rough texture contrast handsomely with fruit or flowers. I believe it ...