waratah - Australian themes, ceramics

William Merric Boyd (1888-1959) Victoria, circa 1924 sculpted as a group of two koalas resting on an ovoid plinth, glazed in a translucent blue, incised designed by M.…

Eleven rare Wedgwood Creamware Australian flora plates and a soup bowl, 1882-1885, comprising of native fuschia, Sturt's desert pea, flannel flower, bleeding heart waratah, boronia, lobelia, NSW christmas bush, native rose, bleeding heart,…

A group of two Royal Worcester Australian Wildflower series porcelain plates, signed A.…

A pair of Australian pottery bookends with koalas and gum leaves, original paper labels, Bennett pottery Art Adelaide

Gwen Watson, the group of two earthenware figurative settings each display koalas and gum blossoms set upon a pierced botanical ground, incised and hand painted signatures to verso, the tallest. Height 15.5 cm, signed G.G.

Gwen Watson, the set of five earthenware figurines each depicting koalas costumed as various characters with applied glaze decoration throughout set upon individual bases, incised and hand painted signatures to base, 16 cm, signed G.G.

Gwen Watson, a trio of earthenware figures depicting musical koalas wearing tuxedos, together with a further saxophonist koala, incised signatures to base. Height 14.5 cm signed G.G.

Gwen Watson, a group of earthenware figurines, including four musical koalas, each costumed and playing individually a violin, cello, tambourine and cymbals, incised signature verso. Height 9.5 cm high

Gwen Watson, the cylindrical earthenware vase set within a relief framework of gum branches with a family of koalas cast amongst the foliage with glazed decoration in grey, lilac and blue to a reserve of white, painted signature to base.…

Gwen Watson, an ovoid earthenware vase, finely decorated with applied eucalyptus branches, gum nuts and leaves, the exterior applied with a family of Koalas, painted signature. Height 16 cm, signed G.W.

Merric Boyd and Doris Boyd, a pottery landscape fruit bowl with applied koalas and windswept landscape farm scene, incised 'Fired by and coloured by Doris Boyd, Merrick Boyd koala Australian Native bear and gum Trees'. Height 17 cm. Width 21 cm

A Guy Boyd waratah plate, with impressed signature 'Guy Boyd Australia' verso. Diameter 24 cm

A Royal Worcester part dessert service painted with Australian wild flowers including the waratah, comprising a compite and six plates

A Moorcroft 'Waratah' dish, circa 1930. Three large flowers in earthy tones of burgandy and sandy brown on a muted, mottled green ground. Backstamped Walter Moorcroft facsimile signature, impressed Moorcroft stamp and further made in England stamp.…

A William Moorcroft 'Waratah' vase, circa 1932, of slightly waisted ovoid form, the cobalt blue ground with a band of waratahs in soft tones of red, coral and green, signed in blue, impressed mark. Height 24 cm

Moorcroft rare Australian waratah vase C:1935. Height 20 cm. Signature to base

Mona Elliott vase, 1937 hand-built, glazed earthenware with low-relief and underglaze painted decoration of koalas in gum tree branches, impressed monogram Me to base cf. for comparison see Casuarina Press, Australian Art Pottery. Height 20 cm

Jardiniere with moulded koalas around rim, brown salt glaze, unmarked. Height 35 cm

Fowler Ware cigarette box, green glaze, with two koalas, stamped Fowler Limited Australia. Height 6 cm. Length 12.5 cm. Width 9 cm

Merric Boyd (attributed) Australian pottery tree trunk vase, flanked with three koalas, on a green ground, 14 cm

Brownie Downing, New South Wales, eight small porcelain dishes transfer printed with various images including aboriginal children koalas and kangaroos three with a stamped factory mark 10 cm diameter.

Noritake signed display plate, featuring koalas in a gum tree.

A lovely Shelley dish depicting koalas, printed under: 'Native Bears, Taronga Park Sydney', in very good condition

Moorcroft 'Waratah' patterned vase of squat baluster form, the body decorated with seven waratahs on a deep blue ground, the reverse with a spray of red anemone like wild flowers

Deep Doulton Burslem plate in the 'Rose & Waratah' pattern

Merric Boyd pottery bowl decorated with three applied koalas climbing amongst a tree branch, green and blue glazes, a very sturdy body, incised on the base 'Merric Boyd, 1932', and a NGV Exhibition label