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 more...

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Grace Seccombe 'To You the open Sliprails and a Waiting friend'…

Open Sliprails, Waiting Friend

Grace Seccombe 'To You the open Sliprails and a Waiting friend' signed 'Grace Seccombe' to base, with crude restorations. Length 14.5 cm

Grace Seccombe Pottery kookaburra figure, incised 'G.W. NSW, 8.…

Grace Seccombe Kookaburra Pottery Figure

Grace Seccombe Pottery kookaburra figure, incised 'G.W. NSW, 8.5 cm high

Grace Seccombe. Pair of koala salt and pepper shakers. Signed…

Grace Seccombe Koala Salt and Pepper Shakers

Grace Seccombe. Pair of koala salt and pepper shakers. Signed 'GS', together with William Ricketts earthenware medallion (3). Height 7 cm

Grace Seccombe (attributed) pair of koala condiments, not…

Koala Condiment Pair by Grace Seccombe (Attributed)

Grace Seccombe (attributed) pair of koala condiments, not signed, 8 cm high

Grace Seccombe style 'Seven little Australians' kookaburra dish,…

Seccombe's Kookaburra Dish: A Delightful Australian Treasure

Grace Seccombe style 'Seven little Australians' kookaburra dish, 11 cm high, 16 cm wide

Grace Seccombe (1880-1956), attributed, Taronga Zoo rabbit with…

Australian Animal Pottery Set

Grace Seccombe (1880-1956), attributed, Taronga Zoo rabbit with carrot ashtray and koala vase

Grace Seccombe pottery koala leaf dish incised 'G.S. Aus' with…

Grace Seccombe Koala Leaf Dish

Grace Seccombe pottery koala leaf dish incised 'G.S. Aus' with original paper label 'G.S. No.4' 3 cm high, 7.5 cm wide

Grace Seccombe (c. 1880 - 1956), a koala on a branch, glazed…

Grace Seccombe's Koala Earthenware Sculpture

Grace Seccombe (c. 1880 - 1956), a koala on a branch, glazed earthenware inscribed 'GS' and 'Aus', 8 cm high

Grace Seccombe style kookaburra dish, modelled after 'The seven…

Grace Seccombe style kookaburra dish, modelled after 'The seven little Australians', perched above a yellow glaze log and mottled brown glaze dish, a/f (restorations to two beaks and a tail), no marks to base, height 10 cm and diameter 15.5 cm

Grace Seccombe (1880-1956), a glazed earthenware figure of a…

Glazed Koala Figure by Grace Seccombe

Grace Seccombe (1880-1956), a glazed earthenware figure of a koala on a stump, incised 'G S Aus' to the base, 7 cm high

Grace Seccombe style kookaburra statues (two items), no factory…

Grace Seccombe Kookaburra Statues Pair - 8cm

Grace Seccombe style kookaburra statues (two items), no factory marks, ?8 cm high

A Grace Seccombe (Australia) hand sculpted pottery kookaburra…

Hand-sculpted Kookaburra Pottery Figure

A Grace Seccombe (Australia) hand sculpted pottery kookaburra figure, perched on a tree stump, hand painted in naturalistic tones of brown, blue and yellow, the base with printed mark 'Hand Painted', unsigned. Height 9.5 cm

Grace Seccombe, Green glazed pottery wall pocket with applied…

Green Glazed Sydney Zoo Wall Pocket

Grace Seccombe, Green glazed pottery wall pocket with applied leaves & berries, incised 'Sydney Zoo'. 20 cm

Grace Seccombe (1880-1956), koala on branch salt shaker

Koala Salt Shaker by Grace Seccombe

Grace Seccombe (1880-1956), koala on branch salt shaker

Grace Seccombe pottery leaf dish, titled 'Taronga Zoo', 16 cm…

Grace Seccombe pottery leaf dish, titled 'Taronga Zoo', 16 cm wide

Grace Seccombe style ashtray with two kookaburras, 11 cm wide

Kookaburra Ashtray in Grace Seccombe Style

Grace Seccombe style ashtray with two kookaburras, 11 cm wide

A miniature glazed earthenware figure of a kookaburra, possibly…

Miniature Glazed Kookaburra Figure by Grace Seccombe

A miniature glazed earthenware figure of a kookaburra, possibly Grace Seccombe, 5 cm high

Grace Seccombe style kookaburra statue, 14 cm high

Graceful Kookaburra Statue - 14cm

Grace Seccombe style kookaburra statue, 14 cm high

A pottery Grace Seccombe kookaburra full signature to base,…

Grace Seccombe Kookaburra Pottery Figurine with Full Signature

A pottery Grace Seccombe kookaburra full signature to base, tiny frit to the beak, height 10 cm.

A ceramic kookaburra figurine, in the Grace Seccombe style.…

Grace Seccombe-style Kookaburra Figurine with Minor Chip

A ceramic kookaburra figurine, in the Grace Seccombe style. Height 14 cm. A/F ? small chip to beak.