Kalahari Studio
Bulbous mustard vase with drip glaze
About the SessionFrom early Cape furniture to mid-century classics and contemporary pieces, this selection of furniture, ceramics, glass and bronzes, traces a journey through more than two hundred years of South African design.
LOT 415
Kalahari Studio
Bulbous mustard vase with drip glaze
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 1 500 - 2 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 1 757
Location
Johannesburg
About this Item
South Africa 1948-1973
Bulbous mustard vase with drip glaze
c.1950-1970
signed 'KALAHARI' on the underside
terracotta with overglaze decoration
height: 16cm; diameter: 16cm
Notes
In 1956 Elna and Alex participated in the International Exhibition of Ceramic Arts in Washington.
The demand for their work is such that large department stores such as Stuttafords order and sell their wares. It is roughly at this time that the studio stops producing vases as the production is too time-consuming, making this piece a rare and unusual example.
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