Gorgeous Australian pottery up for auction this weekend

There are some stunning pieces on offer at the Graham Lancaster sale of Part II of the Keith Free Collection and selected works from the collection of Pam and the late John Stephens.

This Australian pottery auction, which is being held at Rocklea Showgrounds in Rocklea, Queensland on Saturday November 22, features pieces from quality 19th and 20th makers including William Ricketts, Disabled Soldiers Pottery, the Boyd family and many more. The sale is being held live and online from 10am.

The auction brings together a diverse and representative cross-section of Australian ceramic artistry, spanning key makers and movements from the 19th and 20th centuries.

Collectors will find important and representative works by William Ricketts, Grace Seccombe, Una Deerbon, Merric Boyd and the Boyd family, Harry Lindeman and his school, Mollie Douglas, Castle Harris, Marian Munday, L.J. Harvey and his school, Vi Eyre, Disabled Soldiers Pottery, Alexander Murray, Fred Mann, Orpheus Arfaras, John Campbell, Premier Pottery Preston and more.

Auction day viewing commences at 8.30am and the auction catalogue is available for viewing online, with pre-bidding already open.

A second auction of Antique Bottles and Stoneware is being held by Graham Lancaster Auctions live and online on Sunday November 23 at the same venue.

Absentee bids are welcome and the auction house offers a professional in-house pack and post service for items suitable for Australia Post. Successful bidders can also collect their purchases from the South Brisbane office.

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A rare and important Marian Munday vase inscribed and dated 1911, hand-built glazed earthenware with applied waratah decoration.
A rare and important Marian Munday vase inscribed and dated 1911, hand-built glazed earthenware with applied waratah decoration.
A rare and important William Ricketts figurine, hand modelled earthenware depicting a kangaroo man.
A rare and important William Ricketts figurine, hand modelled earthenware depicting a kangaroo man.
A superb Grace Seccombe earthenware figurine of a regent bowerbird with underglaze painting.
A superb Grace Seccombe earthenware figurine of a regent bowerbird with underglaze painting.