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Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio

Olifantsfontein, South Africa 1925 - 1955 


The Ceramic Studio, renamed Linn Ware in 1943, was founded on Sir Thomas Cullinan's farm Olifantsfontein, outside Johannesburg which had rich deposits of clay and lime. It was staffed mostly by women students from the Durban School of Art, several of whom studied further at the Royal College of Art, London.

Each piece was handmade and individually double-glazed, giving the work its distinctive and characteristic luminosity for which they became renowned.

The Studio closed in the late 1950's but left behind a body of beautiful work that is highly collectable today.


11 lots offered      100.00% sold      ZAR 149 142
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Two-handled vase
18 Sep 2024
Sold for ZAR 25 795
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Large dish
18 Sep 2024
Sold for ZAR 9 380
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Large vase
18 Sep 2024
Sold for ZAR 37 520
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Large cream- and russet-glazed bowl
18 Sep 2024
Sold for ZAR 9 380
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Large charger
18 Sep 2024
Sold for ZAR 4 925
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Large bulbous bowl
18 Sep 2024
Sold for ZAR 2 580
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Jug and Cover
18 Sep 2024
Sold for ZAR 7 035
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Flared broad collar bowl and rose
18 Sep 2024
Sold for ZAR 4 690
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Two-handled vase
18 Sep 2024
Sold for ZAR 9 380
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Large blue bowl
18 Sep 2024
Sold for ZAR 5 628
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Green- and brown-glazed two-handled vase
26 Jun 2024
Sold for ZAR 32 830
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT