Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art

Online-Only Auction, 14 - 25 April 2022

Ceramics: Including works from the Sheila Nowers Collection
About the Session

In this session, Strauss & Co presents a lovely assortment of Ceramic Art featuring works from the Sheila Nowers Collection. Sheila Nowers was a watercolour artist working on an intimate scale. In her collection is a variety of ceramics by her brother John Nowers and an assortment from his then partner, Hylton Nel. The two artists met in 1967 in London and later moved to Gqeberha where they opened an antique shop. Each artist made innovative references to iconography in world ceramics, antique Staffordshire forms, and Chinese oriental pieces from their personal collections.


Sold for

ZAR 5 277
Lot 384
  • Hylton Nel; Chinese Hawk Figurine
  • Hylton Nel; Chinese Hawk Figurine
  • Hylton Nel; Chinese Hawk Figurine
  • Hylton Nel; Chinese Hawk Figurine
  • Hylton Nel; Chinese Hawk Figurine


Lot Estimate
ZAR 2 500 - 3 500
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 5 277

About this Item

South African 1941-
Chinese Hawk Figurine

incised with the artist's monogram and numbered 5/25

hand painted and glazed earthenware
height: 14cm; width: 10cm; depth:5cm

Notes

The present lot pays homage to a Chinese hawk ornament that the artist owned and referenced continuously in his work.

Provenance

The Sheila Nowers Collection.

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