Esias Bosch

Brown- and blue-glazed stoneware bowl with a crocodile motif

  • Esias Bosch; Brown- and blue-glazed stoneware bowl with a crocodile motif
  • Esias Bosch; Brown- and blue-glazed stoneware bowl with a crocodile motif


Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000

About this Item

South African 1923-2010
Brown- and blue-glazed stoneware bowl with a crocodile motif
11cm high, 30cm diameter

Notes

Esias Bosch is considered one of the world's few master potters and has been described by art historian Murray Schoonraad as the father of South African creative ceramics. Bosch won numerous awards during his career, including a silver medal in 1963 from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, and he received a number of commissions during his lifetime. He participated in several group and solo exhibitions in Europe, the United States and South Africa. His work is represented in international collections and most public collections in South Africa.

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