Dedicated to handling the very best in Contemporary Ceramics + Craft
Dedicated to handling the very best in Contemporary Ceramics + Craft
Dedicated to handling the very best in Contemporary Ceramics + Craft
Dedicated to handling the very best in Contemporary Ceramics + Craft
Dedicated to handling the very best in Contemporary Ceramics + Craft
Dedicated to handling the very best in Contemporary Ceramics + Craft
Auctions & Events
Contemporary Ceramics | November 2024
16 - 21 Nov
We are pleased to present the forthcoming auction of Contemporary Ceramics. Offering a diverse selection of important works by the leading names in studio ceramics, this auction also features the remarkable collection of South African collector and potter, Peter Jaff. Highlights include exceptional pieces by Lucie Rie, Hans Coper, Elizabeth Fritsch and Jennifer Lee amongst many other celebrated ceramic artists.
This auction is now available to view online and at 40 Earlham St, London from 16 November alongside the Ceramic Art of the East auction. Register now to take part and bid online from 16 November, all bidding for the Contemporary Ceramics auction will conclude from 12pm on 21 November 2024.
Ceramic Art of the East | November 2024
16 - 21 Nov
We are pleased to present the forthcoming auction of Ceramic Art of the East. Dedicated to modern and contemporary Japanese ceramics, Ceramic Art of the East has been curated in collaboration with the renowned gallery Mitochu Koeki Company, Tokyo. This auction features works by leading Japanese masters, spanning from influential Mingei artists to the avant-garde Sodeisha movement and contemporary makers.
This auction is now available to view online and at 40 Earlham St, London from 16 November alongside the Contemporary Ceramics auction. Register now to take part and bid online from 16 November, all bidding for the Ceramic Art of the East auction will conclude from 6pm on 21 November 2024.
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In Private Hands | The Shipley Collection
In May 2024 Maak were entrusted with presenting 'In Private Hands | The Shipley Collection’, a special auction dedicated to an important private collection featuring the masters of British Studio Ceramics. The collection included works by Hans Coper, Lucie Rie, Magdalene Odundo and the leading names in contemporary ceramic art.
From the illustrious collection of the late John and Joan Shipley of Portland, Oregon, this focused presentation of thirty eight lots also featured significant pieces by Bernard Leach and important works by the leading ceramic artists to have graduated from the Royal College of Art in the 1970s, including Magdalene Odundo, Elizabeth Fritsch, Alison Britton, Jacqueline Poncelet and Martin Smith.
The auction was a huge success with bidding from across the globe resulting in a hammer total just shy of 1 million and breaking a new world for Elizabeth Fritsch which sold for £51,450 inclusive of buyer's premium.
Other highlights included a Magdalene Odundo, Angled Pot which sold for £238,875, a Hans Coper, Monumental Ovoid Pot which made £202,125 and a Lucie Rie, Footed Bowl which sold for £68,600. (All prices inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
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