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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  The Gary & Genevieve Morgan Collection | Part One
• Sale Date:
  07 Dec 2021 ~ 6.30pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  75
• Lot Description:
  PHILIPPA JAMES (1893 – 1967) - pottery jug with rare applied koala handle and sgraffito hand-painted landscape scene
  7cm high, 9cm wide
  incised “Philippa James”
• Notes:
  James was a student of Merric Boyd at Murrumbeena, from about 1919 to 1924, and Boyd “had a strong influence over her stylistic development, which focussed on the representation of the gum tree and other Australian motifs in clay.” [“Australian Art Pottery 1900–1950” p.196]. A review of her solo exhibition at the Everyman Library in South Yarra in September 1926 explained that “The materials (except some of the colours) are obtained locally and the decorations are all Australian in type. The ti-tree and of course the eucalyptus lend themselves admirably to the purpose. A special feature of these examples is the beautiful finish given by the use of an inside glaze of a contrasting colour. Miss James manufactures some of her own glazes and frequently uses them in producing the “accidental” effects noted.” [op cit.]. The work of Melbourne born Philippa James is very well represented in the Morgan collection.
• Estimate:
  A$1,200 - 2,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Ceramics & Porcelain

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