Grace Seccombe Kookaburra Bookends

A pair of Grace Seccombe kookaburra bookends, circa 1930, each…
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A pair of Grace Seccombe kookaburra bookends, circa 1930, each modelled with a kookaburra sitting on a sculpted tree trunk, tan, brown, yellow, green, grey and black glaze, 11.6 cm high, 9.5 cm wide, 7.5 cm deep, Other Notes, Grace Seccombe was born in the heart of the 'potteries' district, Staffordshire, England. She studied at the Wedgwood Institute and came to New South Wales in 1903 and started potting in Sydney 1925. Seccombe was inspired by English birds in pottery and decided to make Australian birds and animals in the form of ornaments, bookends, vases, salt and pepper shakers, etc. Her commercial work was mainly aimed at tourist market mainly sold through Prouds Sydney.

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