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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
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Bulbous bowl
13 May 2025
Sold for ZAR 11 139
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Baluster-shaped jug with tall neck
13 May 2025
Sold for ZAR 5 628
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Two-handled urn-shaped pedestal vase
13 May 2025
Sold for ZAR 9 967
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Pedestal urn with flared neck
13 May 2025
Sold for ZAR 9 380
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Baluster-shaped jug
13 May 2025
Sold for ZAR 5 863
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Bulbous jug with flared neck
13 May 2025
Sold for ZAR 3 752
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Ovoid-shaped vase with moulded rim
13 May 2025
Sold for ZAR 19 933
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Bowl with flared lip
13 May 2025
Sold for ZAR 3 752
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Charger
13 May 2025
Sold for ZAR 3 518
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Jardinière
13 May 2025
Sold for ZAR 3 752
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Bulbous vase with tall neck and handle
13 May 2025
Sold for ZAR 6 449
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Linn Ware/Ceramic Studio; Urn-shaped vase
13 May 2025
Sold for ZAR 25 795
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT