Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Online-Only Auction, 14 - 25 April 2022
Ceramics: Including works from the Sheila Nowers Collection
About the SessionIn 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.
Lot Estimate
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 111 388
About this Item
South African 1941-
Blue and Cream Cat
signed with the artist's initials, dated 11.3.97 and inscribed 'first impress' on the base
glazed earthenware
27cm high, 15cm wide and 12,5cm deep
Provenance
Estate Late Mr Stuart John Saunders.
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