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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.

49 lots offered      89.80% sold      ZAR 491 043
 

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Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Shallow bowl with low foot
22 Jul 2025
Starting at ZAR 10 000
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Blue bowl
22 Jul 2025
Starting at ZAR 10 000
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Blue vase
22 Jul 2025
Starting at ZAR 15 000
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Yellow and brown oval dish
22 Jul 2025
Starting at ZAR 4 000
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Double-handled tiered bowl
22 Jul 2025
Starting at ZAR 15 000
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Green vase with pinched rim
17 Jun 2025
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
 
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Green vessel
17 Jun 2025
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
 
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Small round vase
17 Jun 2025
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
 
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Round vase
17 Jun 2025
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
 
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Small jug with flared rim
17 Jun 2025
ZAR 5 000 - 6 000
 
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Large jardinière-on-stand
13 May 2025
Sold for ZAR 29 313
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Jug with exaggerated lip
13 May 2025
Sold for ZAR 14 070
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT