Lot #39 - A collection of mainly N.Z. Studio potter's work
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Auction House:Cordy's
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Sale Name:January 2018 Art & Antique Auction
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Sale Date:23 Jan 2018 ~ 10am (NZ time) - Session 1 - Lots 1 - 261
23 Jan 2018 ~ 5pm (NZ time) Session 2 - Lots 270 - 580 -
Lot #:39
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Lot Description:A collection of mainly N.Z. Studio potter's work
includes a seven-piece bowl set, etc. -
Provenance:The Ian & Lorraine Firth Pottery Collection
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Notes:Ian Firth attended Elam Art School from 1946 to 1950 and began selling his pots in the late 1940ís. He helped start the first studio pottery society in Auckland in 1951. In 1954 Ian married Lorraine and later they ran ëIan Firthís Pottery Shopí in Birkenhead stocking Ianís work and that of the best potters in New Zealand. Ian was president of Auckland Studio Potters from 1975 to 1977 and instrumental in helping to set up the internationally prestigious Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award.
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Estimate:NZ$120 - 120
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Realised Price:
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Category:Ceramics & Porcelain
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