ceramics - Seccombe, Grace
Seccombe, Grace. Grace Povey Seccombe (nee Capper) (1880-1956), was born in the potteries district of England, at Tunstall in Staffordshire in 1880.
Her father was a potter and Grace followed in his footsteps before the family migrated to Sydney in 1902.
She studied black and white drawing at Sydney Technical College, and then married and it wasn't until 1926 that she took up art in a professional capacity, concentrating on the manufacture of hand-painted earthenware.
She worked from a modest studio that was part of the family home in the Sydney suburb of Eastwood, making use of the local clay.
She had become a member of the Sydney Society of Arts and Crafts in 1930 and exhibited with the society until 1951.
After her first major exhibition in 1931, staged by the Society of Arts and Crafts, she was contracted to sell her work through the Sydney jewellers Prouds Ltd. stores. She also sold through the Blaxland Gallery at the former Grace Bros in Broadway and the Taronga Zoo gift shop.
During the 1940s Seccombe became known for her small hand-modelled, brightly painted pottery birds and animals. more...
Her father was a potter and Grace followed in his footsteps before the family migrated to Sydney in 1902.
She studied black and white drawing at Sydney Technical College, and then married and it wasn't until 1926 that she took up art in a professional capacity, concentrating on the manufacture of hand-painted earthenware.
She worked from a modest studio that was part of the family home in the Sydney suburb of Eastwood, making use of the local clay.
She had become a member of the Sydney Society of Arts and Crafts in 1930 and exhibited with the society until 1951.
After her first major exhibition in 1931, staged by the Society of Arts and Crafts, she was contracted to sell her work through the Sydney jewellers Prouds Ltd. stores. She also sold through the Blaxland Gallery at the former Grace Bros in Broadway and the Taronga Zoo gift shop.
During the 1940s Seccombe became known for her small hand-modelled, brightly painted pottery birds and animals. more...
83 item(s) found, 1-50 shown:
A Grace Seccombe pink galah, glazed earthenware, numbered 100, impressed Grace Seccombe NSW
Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) Sydney Zoo Penguin. Inscribed: 'Sydney Zoo,' to top of base. Unsigned. Height five cm
Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) pair koala salt and pepper shakers. Signed: 'Gs Aus,' to base. Height 7 cm (each)
Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) pair blue Finch salt and pepper shakers. Unsigned. Height five cm
Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) small Freestanding kookaburra. Signed: 'Gs Aus,' to base. Height five cm
Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) grey Finch salt shaker. Unsigned. Height five cm
Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) small koala paperweight. Signed: 'Gs Aus,' to base. Height 7 cm
Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) Sliprails. Depicting two kookaburras on sliprail gate with inscription to base: 'To you the open sliprails, and waiting friend.' Bold signature 'Grace Seccombe,' to base. Height 10 cm
Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) seven little Australians dish. Bold signature: 'Grace Seccombe, Australia,' to base. Height 8 cm. Diameter 13 cm
Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) Taronga Zoo koala on trunk pencil holder. Inscribed: 'Taronga Zoo,' to body of item. Indentation to rim of base where glaze has not adhered. Height 9 cm
Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) kookaburra on blue stump. Signed: 'Grace Seccombe,' to base. Very small chip to end of beak. Height 7 cm
Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) black swan on water. Signed: 'Grace Seccombe,' to base. Height six cm
Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) koala on tree vase. Hand-written label: 'No. 25 Grace Seccombe,' to base. Height 10.5 cm
Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) Sydney Zoo koala and trunk trough vase. Inscribed: 'Taronga Zoo,' to body of vase. Unsigned. Height five cm. Length 13.5 cm
Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) kookaburra and tree vase. Signed: 'Gs Aus,' to base. Height 11 cm
Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) koala on trunk paperweight. Signed: 'Gs NSW,' to base. Height 10 cm
Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) Galah. Inscribed 'Grace Seccombe, Australia,' to base. Height 19 cm
Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) kookaburra on brown stump. Signed 'Grace Seccombe, NSW,' to base. Height 13.5 cm
Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) brown Gumnut leaf dish. Signed: 'Gs Aus,' to base. Small rim chip. Diameter 10 cm
Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) Sydney Zoo koala on trunk trough vase. Inscribed 'Sydney Zoo,' to body of vase. Unsigned. Height 8.5 cm. Length 23 cm
Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) large kookaburra on stump. Hand-written label, 'No. 86, Grace Seccombe,' to base. Height 16 cm
Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) Billy Bluegum koala spill vase. Bold signature 'Grace Seccombe,' to base. Height 21.5 cm
Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956) kookaburra. Unsigned. Height 12 cm
A Grace Seccombe Billy Bluegum vase depicting a koala on a branch glazed earthenware, unsigned, numbered 135, with original paper label 14 cm high
Grace Seccombe 1880-1956 earthenware sculpture kookaburras on a Fence post, inscribed to side of base 'To You, open slip rails and a waiting friend', the underside of base incised 'Grace Seccombe, NSW, Australia' 14 cm long
In the manner of Grace Seccombe, Taronga Zoo koala on tree trunk vase 8.5 cm h
Grace seccombe. Hand modelled pottery koala pepper pot
Grace seccombe. Pottery figure of a kingfisher. Incised signature
Grace seccombe. Hand model pottery figure of a fairy wren standing on a gum leaf tray base. As is
Grace Seccombe koala on tree trunk glazed earthware, incised 'Taroonga Zoo', small loss to glaze on base 8.5 cm H
Grace Seccombe (1880 -1956), circa 1935 an earthenware figure of a galah, realistically modelled perched upon a stump, unsigned, 19 cm. Height.
Grace Seccombe, kookaburra glazed ceramic, signed. Height 5 cm
Grace Seccombe, flower holder in shape of seed pod, inscribed Grace Seccombe NSW. Height 8 cm width 12 cm length 24 cm
Grace Seccombe (1880-1956) New South Wales, circa 1940, earthenware flower holder in the form of a tree stump with two kookaburras, signed Australia. Height 16 cm
Grace Seccombe (1880-1956) New South Wales, circa 1940, earthenware leaf shaped dish with applied cicada, green glaze, incised G.S, Aust. Width 15 cm
Grace Seccombe Penguin figure on Iceberg stand signed Gs NSW. Height 11 cm
Grace Seccombe Kingfisher mounted dish, depicting kingfisher on a stump at edge of stylised circular blue water pond with green and brown ground. Hand signed to base. Height 7.5 cm, and diameter 11 cm
Grace Seccombe Kookaburra figure, inscribed 'Gs-Aus' to base (chip to tip of wings). Height 20 cm
An Australian pottery koala on tree stump by Grace Seccombe, signed GS Aust. Height 10 cm
A Grace Seccombe model of a koala and tree stump, signed to base GS. Height 20.5 cm
Grace Seccombe pottery group of two kookaburras on a fence entitled ?To You, open Sliprails and a Waiting friend'
Grace Seccombe, New South Wales, circa 1935, slip cast earthenware galah mounted on a naturalistic base, incised Grace Seccombe NSW. Height 18 cm.
Seccombe, Grace (1880-1956), Kangaroo Spill vase. Original paper label to base ?No.90 Grace Seccombe,' with full incised signature. Both ears and right forepaw with restorations. Height 19 cm
A figural bowl after Grace Seccombe's ?Seven Little Australians' some damage 14. Width 5 cm.
Grace Seccombe Kookaburras on slip rail a/f
Grace Seccombe. 'Billy Blue Gum', signed and titled to base. Height 19.5 cm
Grace Seccombe Billy Bluegum vase, depicting a koala on a branch, incised to base Billy Bluegum Grace Seccombe Australia. Height 21 cm
Grace Seccombe, budgerigar painted in light green, incised hand painted Australia. Height 15 cm
Grace Seccombe, large kookaburra sitting on a log, incised G.S./Aus, cf. illustrated Australian Art Pottery, Casuarina Press, plate no. 431, p328. Height 21 cm
Grace Seccombe, kookaburras on fence posts inscribed on base, slip rails, and incised Grace Seccombe Australia. Length 14 cm. Width 11 cm
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