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.

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ZAR 9 967
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  • John Leask Nowers; The Thoughtful King; Figure on Stage; Figure in Tower; Animal with Gold Fan, four
  • John Leask Nowers; The Thoughtful King; Figure on Stage; Figure in Tower; Animal with Gold Fan, four
  • John Leask Nowers; The Thoughtful King; Figure on Stage; Figure in Tower; Animal with Gold Fan, four
  • John Leask Nowers; The Thoughtful King; Figure on Stage; Figure in Tower; Animal with Gold Fan, four
  • John Leask Nowers; The Thoughtful King; Figure on Stage; Figure in Tower; Animal with Gold Fan, four
  • John Leask Nowers; The Thoughtful King; Figure on Stage; Figure in Tower; Animal with Gold Fan, four
  • John Leask Nowers; The Thoughtful King; Figure on Stage; Figure in Tower; Animal with Gold Fan, four
  • John Leask Nowers; The Thoughtful King; Figure on Stage; Figure in Tower; Animal with Gold Fan, four
  • John Leask Nowers; The Thoughtful King; Figure on Stage; Figure in Tower; Animal with Gold Fan, four
  • John Leask Nowers; The Thoughtful King; Figure on Stage; Figure in Tower; Animal with Gold Fan, four
  • John Leask Nowers; The Thoughtful King; Figure on Stage; Figure in Tower; Animal with Gold Fan, four
  • John Leask Nowers; The Thoughtful King; Figure on Stage; Figure in Tower; Animal with Gold Fan, four
  • John Leask Nowers; The Thoughtful King; Figure on Stage; Figure in Tower; Animal with Gold Fan, four
  • John Leask Nowers; The Thoughtful King; Figure on Stage; Figure in Tower; Animal with Gold Fan, four
  • John Leask Nowers; The Thoughtful King; Figure on Stage; Figure in Tower; Animal with Gold Fan, four
  • John Leask Nowers; The Thoughtful King; Figure on Stage; Figure in Tower; Animal with Gold Fan, four
  • John Leask Nowers; The Thoughtful King; Figure on Stage; Figure in Tower; Animal with Gold Fan, four
  • John Leask Nowers; The Thoughtful King; Figure on Stage; Figure in Tower; Animal with Gold Fan, four
  • John Leask Nowers; The Thoughtful King; Figure on Stage; Figure in Tower; Animal with Gold Fan, four
  • John Leask Nowers; The Thoughtful King; Figure on Stage; Figure in Tower; Animal with Gold Fan, four
  • John Leask Nowers; The Thoughtful King; Figure on Stage; Figure in Tower; Animal with Gold Fan, four
  • John Leask Nowers; The Thoughtful King; Figure on Stage; Figure in Tower; Animal with Gold Fan, four
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Lot Estimate
ZAR 4 000 - 5 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 9 967

About this Item

John Leask Nowers
South African 1940-1995
The Thoughtful King; Figure on Stage; Figure in Tower; Animal with Gold Fan, four

The Thoughtful King incised with the artist's name

glazed porcelain and stoneware
1: 24 by 8 by 11cm; 2: 12 by 10,5 by 5,5cm; 3: 24 by 8,5 by 8,5cm; 4: 11 by 9 by 5cm

Notes

A small dish with a hare centerpiece and the artist's ephemera accompany this lot.

Provenance

The Sheila Nowers Collection.

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