Stanley Watson Staybright Lakeland Rural Industries Presentation Bowl on Stand

A stylish and scarce early Art Deco Poole art pottery bowl with integral stand made by Carter Stabler Adams and dating from around 1920, The earth...

A stunning Canadian studio pottery miniature bowl decorated in yellow glazes with an associated pottery stand by Lane Gordon Thorlaksson (Canadian, 1937-2009) dated 1976. Lane Gordon Thorlaksson was born in 1937 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and moved to Vancouver as a child. In his twenties, he represented Canada in the 1959 Chicago Pan-American Games, running alongside Henry 'Harry' Winston Jerome in both the 100 yard and 220-yard dash. Following this, he attended San Jose University of California and in 1966 received a BFA in Ceramics. Working with clay was Thorlaksson’s passion. He was fascinated with Asian ceramics, in particular the Song dynasty Chinese pot forms and glazes. In 1985, the Mayor of Vancouver, Mike Harcourt, visited China on a goodwill mission for the twinning of Vancouver with Guangzhou China. As gifts, he took with him several of Thorlaksson’s ceramics and presented them to Cao Yun-ping, Secretary-General of the People's Municipal Government of Guangzhou. The pieces were well received and local Chinese potters were interested to learn about his glazing techniques. In 1987, Thorlaksson was invited to visit China’s Guangzhou University to exhibit more of his work. He was aided in this exchange by Joanne Mah, the Director of Intercultural Training and Educational Consultants (ITEC), who had worked with the Harcourt exchange. In 1988, she and her husband sponsored a pre-gallery showing of Thorlaksson’s ceramics at the ITEC’s Hong Kong office, prior to an exhibition at Alvin Gallery in Hong Kong. Thorlaksson was celebrated and introduced to academics and the media, including the head of ceramics at the Guangzhou Institute of Fine Arts. Local Chinese potters were eager to learn about his firing techniques, which used multiple firings to create special glaze characteristics. They were also intrigued to understand how he designed his own stands as an integrated part of his presentation. Unlike Asian potters who used wooden stands, Thorlaksson produced his stands in clay, matching each stand in aesthetic and tone to its pot. This two-part process elevated his pieces to sculpture. He believed that ceramics should be viewed as fine art and not craft. He was inspired by the female form and was quoted as saying 'Most potters make pots; I make parts of people'. The bowl is of wide squat rounded form with a fold over rim and is decorated in pale yellow glazes over a brown ground and stands on a narrow round unglazed foot. The design is probably based and inspired by a Chinese brush washer...

A fine vintage Venetian revival glass Linea Valentina ribbon trailed handkerchief bowl and matching stand. The rounded bowl with raised and pinched rim...

A very fine and unique stoneware studio pottery pedestal bowl decorated with a nude woman on horseback by renowned ceramic artist Eric James Mellon (British, 1925-2014) and dated 197...

A stunning vintage midcentury Thomas Webb hand blown amber art glass bowl with a 'bulls eye' or knobbly design dating from around 1950. The bowl i...

A large and impressive Japanese white glazed orangic shaped studio pottery bowl dating from the 20th century. The heavily made stoneware bowl is of deep rounded shape with kinked rim...

Evoking primitive artwork reimagined for a modern aesthetic, the iconic Celestial bowl combines earthenware with hand-painted, textural details to create a uniquely radiant design st...

This silver bowl was made by Zee Sung of China in approximately 1910 in the period Chinese Export style. The bowl is composed of silver with six stylized petal shaped panels done wit...

An elegantly crafted antique alabaster bowl abundantly decorated with carved leaves on an equally decorative stand with turned socle base. Originatin...

An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique George V English sterling silver presentation bowl; an addition to our ornamental silver...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edward VIII English sterling silver presentation bowl; an addition to our range of collectable silverware. This exceptional antique Edward VIII English sterling silver bowl has a circular rounded form onto a circular domed spreading foot. The body of this antique silver footed bowl...

An extremely striking, oversized jade green 18th Century Chinese spinach bowl on a later 19th Century gilt bronze stand.