Olive Emily Jones was born in Onehunga, Auckland, in 1893. After

schooling she attended Elam School of Art and in 1932 travelled to England,

following her sister Gwenda.

Jones enrolled at the London County Council’s Central School

of Arts and Crafts and took evening classes at the Camberwell school under Dora

Billington and  at the Wedgwood

Institute, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, In 1934 she returned to Auckland, and  was accepted as a member of the Auckland

Society of Arts and held a small solo show of pieces brought from England.

She set up a workshop and began selling work to shops and

from her studio and later tutored evening classes at the Society of Arts,

In 1939–40 Jones demonstrated and sold work at the New

Zealand Centennial Exhibition in Wellington. She continued her work and in

November 1957, when Oswold Stephens organised the first more...

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Olive Jones (1893 ?1982) blue glaze baluster vase. Incised…

Blue Glaze Baluster Vase by Olive Jones, Signed DB10

Olive Jones (1893 ?1982) blue glaze baluster vase. Incised signature and DB10. Height 11.4 cm.

O.C. Stephens (1898-1980) large green monochrome glazed vase…

O.C. Stephens Green Glazed Vase with Incised Ribs

O.C. Stephens (1898-1980) large green monochrome glazed vase ovoid form with incised ribs to the shoulder. Printed signature mark. Height 17.5 cm. Note: Oswold Counsell Stephens was a notable New Zealand teacher, chemist and potter. He was born in Dunedin…

Olive Jones (1893 ?1982) pale blue glaze vase with white…

Pale Blue Glaze Vase by Olive Jones, Signed, 13cm Height

Olive Jones (1893 ?1982) pale blue glaze vase with white interior. Incised signature. Height 13 cm.

Two small olive Jones vessels, made from porcelain. With brown…

Pair of Small Olive Jones Porcelain Vessels with Brown Glaze

Two small olive Jones vessels, made from porcelain. With brown glaze and painted rings around the exterior. Incised signatures to the base of each. Pot height 6 cm, diameter 8 cm, dish height 4 cm, diameter 9 cm

Olive Jones Blue Vase, Olive Jones Blue Vase, blue glazed ovoid…

Olive Jones Blue Vase: Flawed Beauty in Ceramic Art

Olive Jones Blue Vase, Olive Jones Blue Vase, blue glazed ovoid vase, pinhead firing flaws to the glaze, hairline fracture from rim to shoulder, 16 cm high

Olive Jones Jug, rich matt green speckled glaze, incised…

Olive Jones Jug: Green Glaze, Signed & Dated '64

Olive Jones Jug, rich matt green speckled glaze, incised signature & dated '64 to base, 11 cm high.

Olive Jones ashtray, in soft green glaze decorated with two…

Soft Green Fish Ashtray by Olive Jones

Olive Jones ashtray, in soft green glaze decorated with two fish. Signature inscribed to base, 9 cm diameter

Olive Jones pottery taniwha small dish, sculpted in relief with…

Green Glazed Taniwha Pottery Dish by Olive Jones

Olive Jones pottery taniwha small dish, sculpted in relief with a taniwha and elegant scrolls. Green glaze, incised signature. Diameter 9.5 cm.

An Olive Jones tiki dish, 1940. The open mouth sculpted to form…

Olive Jones Tiki Dish, 1940

An Olive Jones tiki dish, 1940. The open mouth sculpted to form a cavity. Green glaze. Signature and 'NZ 1940' incised to base. Minor glaze chip to rim, height 2 cm, width 9 cm, depth 8.5 cm

An olive Jones flower frog form, signature to base. Height 55…

Olive Jones Flower Frog

An olive Jones flower frog form, signature to base. Height 55 mm, width 70 mm, diameter 115 mm

An olive Jones baluster vase, incised signature on the base…

Olive Jones Baluster Vase, Signed, 15.5 cm Height

An olive Jones baluster vase, incised signature on the base underside, height 15.5 cm, diameter 13 cm

A rare Olive Jones fan vase, signed on the base underside,…

Signed Olive Jones Fan Vase - Rare Find!

A rare Olive Jones fan vase, signed on the base underside, height 14.5 cm, width 17.2 cm, depth 9 cm

Olive Jones, blue vase with small Navy jug & green trough all…

Olive Jones Incised Pottery Set

Olive Jones, blue vase with small Navy jug & green trough all with incised marks, vase 16 cm height, jug 5.5 cm height, trough 16.5 cm length (3)

Olive Jones (1893-1982) studio pottery ovoid vase, blue gloss…

Blue Ovoid Vase by Olive Jones

Olive Jones (1893-1982) studio pottery ovoid vase, blue gloss glaze, incised full signature to base, height 9.5 cm.

Olive Jones (1893-1982) studio pottery ovoid vase, lustrous…

Lustrous Green Ovoid Vase by Olive Jones

Olive Jones (1893-1982) studio pottery ovoid vase, lustrous matt green glaze, incised signature, height 15.5 cm.

Olive Jones posy vase, incised mark, 8.5 cm high, two Temuka…

Pottery Collection: Vases and Lidded Pot

Olive Jones posy vase, incised mark, 8.5 cm high, two Temuka log trough vases, stamped marks, 17 cm length, with Hamner Pottery vase, 10 cm high and lidded pot, 11 cm high

Olive Jones & Elizabeth Matheson, duo of vases, glazed ceramics,…

Glazed Ceramic Vases by Jones & Matheson

Olive Jones & Elizabeth Matheson, duo of vases, glazed ceramics, olive Jones squat vase, green glaze with pink highlights, potter's signature to the base & Elizabeth Matheson vase with trefoil spout, grey-purple glaze, Paka Potteries's mark to the base,…

Olive Jones wall plaque, circular with four rearing seahorse…

"Sea Horses" Wall Plaque by Olive Jones

Olive Jones wall plaque, circular with four rearing seahorse heads, entitled and signed to the reverse 'Sea Horses'. Diameter 15.5 cm.

An exceptional olive Jones Art Deco salt glazed vase, the…

Jones Art Deco Salt Glazed Vase

An exceptional olive Jones Art Deco salt glazed vase, the spherical body decorated with three incised circular panels of stylised florals on wavy line ground, lustrous dark golden tones from the Manganese slip. Incised full signature to base. Height 14.5…

A good olive Jones decorated vase, an encircling band of…

Olive Jones Sgraffito Floral Vase

A good olive Jones decorated vase, an encircling band of restrained stylised sgraffito floral and leaf designs in a terracotta and clear glaze over the tan body, incised signature to base. Height 17 cm.

A good olive Jones striking red glazed vase, bottle form,…

Olive Jones Red Glazed Vase with Incised Signature

A good olive Jones striking red glazed vase, bottle form, streaky dark glaze highlights, incised signature to base and '34'. Height 20 cm.

A good olive Jones decorated vase, incised with a flowering…

Olive Jones Flowering Tree Vase

A good olive Jones decorated vase, incised with a flowering tree design in variable blue and green glaze, incised signature to the base. Height 14 cm. Minor glaze flaw to rim.

Olive Jones vase incised mark to base, 11.5 cm height

Incised Mark Olive Jones Vase, 11.5 cm Height

Olive Jones vase incised mark to base, 11.5 cm height

Olive Jones sculpted twin fish pin dish, red glaze, incised…

Red Glazed Twin Fish Pin Dish by Olive Jones

Olive Jones sculpted twin fish pin dish, red glaze, incised potter's signature and New Zealand to base, diameter 10 cm.

An Olive Jones small deep bowl, glazed in a pale celadon tone,…

Celadon Glazed Olive Jones Bowl with Kowhaiwhai Border

An Olive Jones small deep bowl, glazed in a pale celadon tone, incised kowhaiwhai inspired border to the rim. Incised signature, New Zealand and 19 under the base, diameter 11.5 cm, height 9.5 cm.

Olive Jones rare Maori sculpted bailer, stylised mask to end,…

Maori Sculpted Bailer by Olive Jones, 1939

Olive Jones rare Maori sculpted bailer, stylised mask to end, central ridged handle, green glaze. Incised potter's name and dated 1939 to base, length 12 cm

An Olive Jones Maori decorated cylindrical table jardiniere,…

Maori Decorated Table Jardiniere by Olive Jones

An Olive Jones Maori decorated cylindrical table jardiniere, with Maori figural supports, incised koru and chevron motifs, pale green glazed. Incised signature, marked NZ, and dated 1940. Glaze crazing, diameter 13 cm, height 12 cm. In 1939 when New…

An Olive Jones green vase, with flared neck and daubs of sky…

Olive Jones Green Vase with Flared Sky Blue Accents

An Olive Jones green vase, with flared neck and daubs of sky blue over green glaze, height 11 cm, diameter 12 cm

An Olive Jones squat vase, with flaring trumpet neck and…

Blue Ribbed Squat Vase by Olive Jones

An Olive Jones squat vase, with flaring trumpet neck and horizontal ribbing to the body. In a lustrous blue glaze. Signature and '23' incised to base, height 11 cm, diameter 12 cm

A pair of Olive Jones vases, one in a soft apricot glaze height…

Olive Jones Glazed Vases, Apricot and Blue

A pair of Olive Jones vases, one in a soft apricot glaze height 7 cm, diameter 11 cm, the other in a blue glaze height 9 cm, diameter 8 cm. Both with incised signature to base.

An Olive Jones blue glaze vase, signature incised to base,…

Olive Jones Blue Glaze Vase - 10cm Height

An Olive Jones blue glaze vase, signature incised to base, height 10 cm, diameter 13 cm

An Olive Jones small stoneware dish, circular shape with koruru…

Green Stoneware Dish with Koruru Decoration by Olive Jones

An Olive Jones small stoneware dish, circular shape with koruru decoration. Green glaze, signed to base, diameter 9.5 cm

An Olive Jones squat vase, blue glaze with green glaze effects…

Blue and Green Olive Jones Squat Vase

An Olive Jones squat vase, blue glaze with green glaze effects to both interior and exterior. Incised makers mark to base, height 10 cm, diameter 15 cm

A pair of Olive Jones green glaze vases, both with incised…

Olive Jones Green Glaze Vases - Pair

A pair of Olive Jones green glaze vases, both with incised signature to base. One with a squat body and elongated neck height 10 cm, diameter 10 cm, the other a squat vase with flaring neck, some slight glaze loss, height 9 cm, diameter 12 cm

An Olive Jones brown glazed mug and a Briar Gardner vase, the…

Brown Mug & Pink Vase with Monogram & Chip

An Olive Jones brown glazed mug and a Briar Gardner vase, the mug incised with monogram 'ND'. Tiny rim chip, height 11 cm, the vase pink toned, Diameter 14 cm.

An olive Jones baluster vase, blue glaze, incised signature and…

Olive Jones Blue Glazed Baluster Vase

An olive Jones baluster vase, blue glaze, incised signature and 'Am3' to base height 11 cm, depth 11 cm

A pair of olive Jones squat vases, one yellow, one cream glaze.…

Olive Jones Squat Vases in Yellow and Cream Glaze

A pair of olive Jones squat vases, one yellow, one cream glaze. Impressed signature to base of both height 12 cm, depth 13 cm, height 9.5 cm, depth 12 cm

An olive Jones spherical vase, incised maker's mark to base…

Olive Jones Spherical Vase, 12cm Height

An olive Jones spherical vase, incised maker's mark to base height 12 cm

An Olive Jones Art Deco wall pocket, decorated with snow drops…

Turquoise Snow Drop Wall Pocket by Olive Jones

An Olive Jones Art Deco wall pocket, decorated with snow drops in a turquoise glaze, signed verso, height 18 cm.

Olive Jones spherical vase, incised mark, 12 cm height

Incised Spherical Vase by Olive Jones

Olive Jones spherical vase, incised mark, 12 cm height

Olive Jones, posy vase, 10 cm height incised mark

Olive Jones Incised Posy Vase - 10cm Height

Olive Jones, posy vase, 10 cm height incised mark

An Olive Jones baluster pottery vase, with red and green glaze…

Olive Jones Pottery Vase, Signed, 13cm

An Olive Jones baluster pottery vase, with red and green glaze effects, signed. Height 13 cm.

Olive Jones small vase with sculpted lizard, the lizard in…

Green Lizard Vase by Olive Jones

Olive Jones small vase with sculpted lizard, the lizard in relief to the side, green glaze with brown highlight, incised signature to base. Diameter 10 cm

Olive Jones wall plaque, entitled 'Sea Horses', incised…

"Sea Horses" Wall Plaque by Olive Jones

Olive Jones wall plaque, entitled 'Sea Horses', incised signature, 15.5 cm diameter

Olive Jones vase, modelled with frieze of wattle in green…

Green Glazed Wattle Frieze Vase by Olive Jones

Olive Jones vase, modelled with frieze of wattle in green glazes, incised signature, 17 cm height

Seven New Zealand Art and design Publications, including: Frank…

Kiwi Art and Design: 7 Must-Read Publications

Seven New Zealand Art and design Publications, including: Frank Carpay, Karl Fritsch, olive Jones, Owner's manual (Warwick Freeman and Patrick Reynolds); real modern: Everyday New Zealand in the 1950's and 60's etc.

Olive Jones, Iridescent brown, green and blue glazed vase,…

Signed Glazed Vase with Iridescent Colors - 13cm Height

Olive Jones, Iridescent brown, green and blue glazed vase, signed to the base, height 13 cm

Olive Jones, an unusual fish shaped plate, signed to base,…

Signed Fish Plate by Olive Jones - 17cm Length

Olive Jones, an unusual fish shaped plate, signed to base, length 17 cm

Olive Jones, green glazed pottery vase

Green Glazed Olive Vase

Olive Jones, green glazed pottery vase

Olive Jones, three green glazed pottery vases, each signed to…

Signed Green Pottery Vases by Olive Jones

Olive Jones, three green glazed pottery vases, each signed to the base

Olive Jones, rare blue glazed vase, decorated with a flowering…

Blue Glazed Vase with Flowering Tree Design by Olive Jones

Olive Jones, rare blue glazed vase, decorated with a flowering tree design, signed to the base, height 14 cm

An Olive Jones pottery vase of beaker shape, with lathe turned…

Olive Jones Green Glazed Beaker Vase

An Olive Jones pottery vase of beaker shape, with lathe turned decoration and green glaze effects. Impressed signature on base. Height 13 cm

A 1940 Olive Jones Maori decorated small dish, rounded square…

1940 Maori Decorated Green Glazed Small Dish by Olive Jones

A 1940 Olive Jones Maori decorated small dish, rounded square form, the rim with a stylised mythical Maori beast. Green glaze, incised full signature, 'New Zealand 1940' to reverse. Approx. 8.5 x 8.5 cm

Olive Jones, brown glazed bowl and blue glazed bowl

Glazed Bowls by Olive Jones

Olive Jones, brown glazed bowl and blue glazed bowl

Olive Jones, blue/grey glazed ovoid vase

Blue-Grey Ovoid Vase by Olive Jones

Olive Jones, blue/grey glazed ovoid vase

Olive Jones, blue glazed vase together with a yellow glazed vase

Blue and Yellow Vases by Olive Jones

Olive Jones, blue glazed vase together with a yellow glazed vase

Briar Gardner and Olive Jones. Trough and vase, a large oval…

Colorful Trough and Vase by Gardner and Jones

Briar Gardner and Olive Jones. Trough and vase, a large oval trough by Briar Gardner with multi coloured glaze. Small repair. Plus a green and brown thrown vase by olive Jones. Both with full signatures (2). Height 8 cm. Length 29 cm

Olive Jones, jug, with painted decoration together with a…

Mottled Vase and Painted Jug

Olive Jones, jug, with painted decoration together with a mottled green glaze vase

Olive Jones, jug, with unusual left side handle. Height 12 cm

Unusual Olive Jones Jug with Left-Side Handle

Olive Jones, jug, with unusual left side handle. Height 12 cm

Olive Jones, green glazed vase, blue glazed vase and a salt…

Colorful Ceramic Collection

Olive Jones, green glazed vase, blue glazed vase and a salt shaker

Olive Jones, green glazed squat vase, signed, height 10.5 cm

Signed Olive Jones Green Glazed Squat Vase - 10.5cm

Olive Jones, green glazed squat vase, signed, height 10.5 cm

Olive Jones, stoneware dish, with koruru decoration, celadon…

Koruru Stoneware Dish with Celadon Glaze

Olive Jones, stoneware dish, with koruru decoration, celadon glaze, signed and inscribed 'NZ 1940', diameter 9.5 cm

Olive Jones, burgundy vase, signed to base. Height 10 cm

Burgundy Vase by Olive Jones

Olive Jones, burgundy vase, signed to base. Height 10 cm

Olive Jones, blue vase, with a two toned blue glaze. Signed to…

Blue Glazed Olive Jones Vase, Signed - 12cm Height

Olive Jones, blue vase, with a two toned blue glaze. Signed to base. Height 12 cm

Olive Jones, vase, green glaze with a band of incised…

Green Glazed Incised Vase by Olive Jones

Olive Jones, vase, green glaze with a band of incised decoration. Signed to base. Height 10 cm. Diameter 10.5 cm

Olive Jones, flower frog, with green glaze. Signed to base.…

Green Glazed Olive Jones Flower Frog

Olive Jones, flower frog, with green glaze. Signed to base. Height 4.5 cm. Length 10 cm

A c.1940 Olive Jones Kowhai flower decorated ashtray, square…

Olive Jones Kowhai Flower Ashtray

A c.1940 Olive Jones Kowhai flower decorated ashtray, square form, the top with a triangular panel of Kowhai decoration, triangular form well, green glaze with yellow highlights, incised signature to reverse. 9.3 cm x 9.5 cm

A c.1940 Olive Jones manuka blossom ashtray, square form,…

Turquoise Manuka Blossom Ashtray by Olive Jones

A c.1940 Olive Jones manuka blossom ashtray, square form, modelled with a panel of three white flowers and with leaf detail, turquoise glaze, incised signature to reverse. 9 cm x 8.8 cm

Olive Jones, baluster vase in blue glaze with abstract pattern…

Blue Glazed Baluster Vase with Abstract Pattern by Olive Jones

Olive Jones, baluster vase in blue glaze with abstract pattern in black, incised signature, 25 cm height

A good Olive Jones N.Z. Studio Pottery footed bowl, lustrous…

Olive Jones Footed Bowl with Leaf Design

A good Olive Jones N.Z. Studio Pottery footed bowl, lustrous green glaze to the exterior with a brushed wax resist band of leaf design to the top rim, incised signature and '27' to base. Diameter 197, height 10.5 cm