| Q. hi, does anyone know if Grace Seccombe made pelicans for taronga zoo |
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| Q. Hello All, I have in my possession one Pates Potteries Sydney Australia vase and I know nearly nothing about it except for the information from the Powerhouse museum e.g. Description
Vase, earthenware, Pates Potteries Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia, 1946-1960
Vase, earthenware, slip-cast, with a mound-shaped foot supporting a cornucopia-shaped vessel with ribbed sides and scalloped rim, two-tone glazed with a bluish-white glaze, gold abstract detail on both sides of body and foot, streaky gold highlight on the rim.
Designer: Pates Potteries Pty Ltd; Belmore, New South Wales
Maker: Pates Potteries Pty Ltd; Belmore, New South Wales; 1946 - 1960
Marks
Printed mark "PATES / POTTERIES / SYDNEY / AUSTRALIA" under the base with the numbers 997 formed into the base.
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
92/934
Height
209 mm
Width
165 mm
Depth
108 mm
Read more: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=128378&search=pates+potteries&images=&c=&s=#ixzz0eAFTdkjl
Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Non-Commercial
This text was copied directly off the powerhouse museum site and then altered to state exactly what I have. If any one can help me with a valuation or indeed any more information it would be greatly appreciated. Porthos |
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| Q. hello anyone collect bendigo pottery i inherited a few pieces and am curious how old they are i have goblets(8), sugar bowl, jug, bicentenary port decanter? and a few others. what makes some worth more than others which is the oldest and are they still making pottery today any info would be greatly appreciated |
| A. Bendigo Pottery is still being made in Bendigo. You can find out more about the oldest working pottery in Australia here http://www.bendigopottery.com.au/
It's a great place to visit.
Marnie |
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| Q. i have 2 mchugh tasmania vases with numbers 12 and 26 on them, i have a fair idea of value to these but am wondering other peoples thoughts, they are in perfect condition, no cracks, chips or scratches. i am interested in selling them aswell if someone is interested.
regards jamie |
| A. Hi there,just went to an auction where they tried to sell a few mchugh vases,very big but they were passed in,couldnt even get a 100 dollar bid to start with,even on ebay they sell very cheap,doesnt even matter how big they are.I've even noticed the price of pottery like remued on ebay go down a mile,30cm tall pieces selling for 125 dollars on ebay,even the gumleaf remued is not even selling on ebay,most of the people selling on ebay are dealers,pottery is worth what someone is prepared to pay.I collect clarice cliff but thats even gone down in price a lot |
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| Q. wheres a good site to find out more about a piece of pottery I have,like age,maker etc I have exhausted all avenues I,ve tried so far any one out there have any tips Thanks |
| A. i have one tip for you go to ebay.com.au type the name of your pottery in search on top,plus go to international listings on bottom of page and it will list everything thats on ebay at the moment and you can click on an item and ask anybody whos selling that any info they know.Also on left of ebay page you can click completed listings,you can see what items sell for in last few weeks worldwide for what price |
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| Q. Hi, I have a pair of Guy Boyd lamp bases. 20cm high (30cm with fitting). They are pink with a tea tree pattern. My Mother bought them about 40 or more years ago. Could you give me an idea of the value. Many thanks. Val. |
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| Q. Hi there. I have inherited a large Beswick 1940s vase, but somebody has painted it with white house paint! Is there a safe way of removing the coat of paint and restoring the vase to its former glory without damaging the vase?? |
| A. Hi, whether your paint is oil or acrylic soaking in hot water will soften it and enable you to peel or rub it off. A little good quality dishwashing detergent in the water should help. After removing what you can this way stubborn paint - if acrylic - will respond to Methylated Spirits, and neat eucalyptus oil mixed with a little meths may aid removal of residual oil paint - depending on what vintage the oil paint is. Good luck from Cossii |
| A. Hi Cooka here, I have had a similar problem with a glazed vase and solved it by first soaking the vase overnight in water. I then gently rubbed the paint away with a MILD scourer dipped in soapy water to which I added a few drops of eucalyptus oil. It takes patience. The paint was acrylic based. If your vase has matt/pitted surface and/or the paint is oil based this method may not work. Good luck. |
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| Q. I have a really large McHugh
vase green and a mauvey-mushroom glaze. H 33cms W 22. Wide at the botom and narrower at the top. It is signed H McHugh Tasmania 53. What would it be worth? It is in excellent condition. |
| A. Hi you could add picture of these to the Market Place section so members can get a look at them to help with valuing. Just login and go to the pottery section wusing the Full Menu and then click Add Items in the Market Place wiondow (no obligation for you to sell). |
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| Q. Can anyone tell me the origin of DOMAY ceramics? |
| A. Domay was the name given to a line of slipcast ware designed by Dorothy Hope in the 1950s and mainly sold through David Jones. She employed a small staff to do the casting and fettling but found the administration dull work, so she wrapped up the business in 1962 and left Sydney to set up her Thrumster Village Pottery near Port Macquarie. This is from her biography, Impressions in Clay, published in 1990. |
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| Q. I have a collection of 8 Martin Boyd Mugs each with a different Aborignal themed design and each individually signed - circa. 1950's - can anyone give me a guestimate of their value |
| A. These are very collectible and seem to sell on ebay for between $20 - $50 each or more if they are very unusual. J |
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| Q. Hi I have a Guy Boyd wall plate with native flowers on it which I picked up just because I liked it with no idea who the maker was.
Any idea of value.
Cheers Leeanne |
| A. Guy Boyd wildflower items seem to be collected by many people and make good money on ebay. Depending on size and candition they seem to range from aroung $20 for a pin dish with a very simple design such as tea tree, up to over $100 for larger plates of for bunches of mixed flowers. Nice item to own |
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| Q. I just found a small vase , signed H McHugh Tasmania, and numbered 34. Does anyone know much about the numbering system used by McHugh? |
| A. I've been collecting McHugh pottery for about 3 years now and have seen pieces numbered up to 67, of those i'd have examples of 57 of them. I also have pieces that don't carry a number. Number 34 is as far as i know a sugar bowl, about 8.5 cm tall, straight sided tapering at top and slightly rounded at base. 7cm dia at top,about 9cm at base, it should have a lid with a small rounded ball shaped handle on top about 15mm diameter, hope this helps |
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| Q. Hi There, Anyone here collect Australian Pottery? |
| A. I collect Grace Seccombe pieces... |
| A. Hi
I have a group of Fowler pieces -Coffee pots and jugs etc all brown with texturing but I cant find out more.Can anyone assist? |
| A. HI. I collect Australian pottery (50's & 60's) with paintings of Aboriginal people - Vande, Studio Anna, Diana, Florenz, Meroh/Rohova etc. I have a few Martin & Guy Boyd items but they have become very expensive lately! |
| A. hi i collect Boyd and have some good pieces. i also have other pottery for sale if anyone is interested.
tks K. |
| A. Hi, I collect Australian Pottery from the deco period but only with a deep glaze - I like greens/blues/browns and so like Bennetts, Mashmans and McHugh etc. Does anyone else collect pottery for different attributes? |
| A. Yes, Im mostly interested in South Australian pottery. Bosley, Bennett and Annie Mitchell. Anyone collect the same? J |
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| Q. Wanted to buy any Hebb pottery. |
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| Q. What do you have to pay for an Arthur Boyd ramikin these days? |
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| Q. Is Martyn Boyd and Guy Boyd the same person? |
| A. Martin was Guy's uncle, not his brother. |
| A. Martin was a writer not a potter. Guy set up the Martin Boyd Pottery in Sydney with partners Norma and Leonard Flegg in 1946. He transferred his interest in the pottery to Leonard’s brother Ronald in 1951 and went back to Melbourne where he ran a new pottery, the Guy Boyd Pottery, from 1952-1964. Meanwhile the Fleggs continued to operate the Martin Boyd Pottery in Sydney until 1963. |
| A. No They are different people. (brothers) |
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