Studio Pottery

A limited edition green patinated bronze figure by Ruth Eisenhart, titled ‘Woman Seated on the Seashore’, circa 2005, modelled as a female nude with windswept hair seated on a rocky base, No. 6 of 12, incised signature to base edge, height 18cm (with original bill of sale), together with a terracotta studio pottery three quarter length female nude by Ruth Eisenhart, incised ‘Ruth’ to base, height 23cm, and a grey stoneware model of a female nude with outstretched arms, unmarked, height  15cm. Provenance: from the personal collection of the ceramic artist, the late Eric James Mellon (1925-2014). Note: the terracotta and stoneware nudes were both produced by Ruth during her sessions at Slindon Summer Art School – a venture organised and run by Eric Mellon. Ruth is an artist and teacher who led life drawing sessions at the summer school based on the teachings of Cecil Collins.

Three pieces of studio pottery by Ruthanne Tudball, each with soda glaze and a mixture of manganese, iron and cobalt slip, comprising a two-handled flask of rectangular shape with vertical line decoration, unmarked, height 20.5cm, a jug with folded spout, impressed seal mark, height 16cm, and a pouring vessel, impressed seal mark, length 18cm. Provenance: from the personal collection of the ceramic artist, the late Eric James Mellon (1925-2014).

A Walter Keeler studio pottery stoneware two-handled dish, of circular shape with pulled handles, impressed seal mark, diameter including handles 26cm. Provenance: from the personal collection of the ceramic artist, the late Eric James Mellon (1925-2014).

Two pieces of Kitty Shepherd slipware studio pottery, the first a Christmas mug dated 1998, decorated with an angel, height 7.5cm, the second a jug, dated 1997, decorated with a foliate band against a trellis ground, height 14cm, painted and seal marks, together with a small group of Fishley Holland pottery, comprising a pair of cups and saucers, mug, beaker and a mustard pot and cover, another slipware beaker, height 10.3cm, and a stoneware mug, height 9cm. Provenance: from the personal collection of the ceramic artist, the late Eric James Mellon (1925-2014).

A four tile panel by Maggie Angus Berkowitz, circa 1980s, depicting a cat, each tile 15.3cm square, together with two other individual tiles by Berkowitz, one painted with a bird, framed, and the other with an owl holding a sprig of holly in its beak. Provenance: from the personal collection of the ceramic artist, the late Eric James Mellon (1925-2014).

An Yvonne Hudson Rusbridge studio pottery bead necklace, 1970s, formed from thirty differently shaped and glazed stoneware beads, unmarked, length 48cm, together with a stoneware group by Rusbridge modelled as a pair of wedded mice standing beneath an arch watched by seventeen other mice, raised on a wooden plinth base, incised mark to one end, total length 23cm. Provenance: from the personal collection of the ceramic artist, the late Eric James Mellon (1925-2014). Note: Rusbridge created a tile panel depicting Minerva which can be seen on the side of a building in Crane Street, Chichester. In the panel Minerva is wearing a bead necklace very similar to the one in this Lot.

Two David Frith Brookhouse Pottery square dishes, both raised on bracket type feet and with mottled blue glaze, the first with a central design of waterlily type flowers within pale iridescent geometric framing, the second with stylized white flowers within brown geometric framing, both 30cm square and with impressed seal marks to their feet. Provenance: from the personal collection of the ceramic artist, the late Eric James Mellon (1925-2014).

Three pieces of studio pottery by Gilles Le Corre, each with colourful painted glazes, comprising a circular bowl with stepped sides and notched rim, diameter 27cm, a circular plate with cobalt and iron geometric pattern, diameter 24cm, and a vase with ribbed body and trefoil shaped rim, height 12cm, each with impressed seal mark. Provenance: from the personal collection of the ceramic artist, the late Eric James Mellon (1925-2014).

A mixed group of stoneware domestic studio pottery, comprising a colander, diameter 29cm, salt pot, pepper pot and storage jar and cover by A & J Young of the Gresham Pottery, a Sidney Tustin Winchcombe jug decorated with a horizontal wavy band, height 19cm, a Warwick Parker two-handled circular dish, length including handles 37cm, three Winchcombe beakers each decorated with a wavy band, height 10cm, three David Lloyd Jones two-handled bowls, diameter 14cm, a jug probably by Michael Ray, with speckled glaze to the interior and neck, height 18.5cm, and a storage jar with cover and ladle and another storage jar and cover by Denis Moore. Provenance: from the personal collection of the ceramic artist, the late Eric James Mellon (1925-2014).

A large Sheila Fournier studio pottery footed bowl, oxidised stoneware, of circular shape with folded triple rim, pierced and torn to the edges, splashes of turquoise glaze overall, applied and impressed seal mark, diameter 37cm. Provenance: from the personal collection of the ceramic artist, the late Eric James Mellon (1925-2014).

A Sheila Fournier studio pottery footed bowl, oxidised stoneware, formed from sections of overlapping clay with pierced and torn detail, turquoise glaze highlights, applied and impressed seal mark, diameter 18cm, together with a pair of Lacock Pottery tealight holders and square shaped salt and pepper, impressed marks to bases. Provenance: from the personal collection of the ceramic artist, the late Eric James Mellon (1925-2014).

Six pieces of studio pottery by Louis Mulcahy, comprising three table lamp bases, tallest to top of fitting 32.5cm, a large circular tray or platter painted to the centre with two fuchsia flowers, diameter 39cm, a circular bowl with lustre painted berries and leaves, diameter 15cm, and a bowl and cover with lustre glaze, diameter 12cm, various impressed and incised marks. Provenance: from the personal collection of the ceramic artist, the late Eric James Mellon (1925-2014).

A Bernard Forrester stoneware studio pottery jardinière, of bulbous shape incised and painted with birds and stylized foliage between geometric banding in polychrome colours and gilt, gilt painted ‘F’ mark to base, height 14.5cm. Provenance: from the personal collection of the ceramic artist, the late Eric James Mellon (1925-2014).

A small Betty Blandino studio pottery stoneware vessel, of thin walled egg shape with torn rim, the exterior with thickly applied glaze in turquoise, cobalt, sang de boeuf and white, unmarked, height 7cm. Provenance: from the personal collection of the ceramic artist, the late Eric James Mellon (1925-2014).

Three small Marianne de Trey porcelain studio pottery bowls, the first of shallow form with five-sided rim, painted with turquoise ‘eyes’ against a sang de boeuf ground within incised panels, diameter 10.5cm, the second of slender footed shape with vertical line decoration in cobalt and brown, height 6.5cm, the third of flared circular shape with banded brown detail, diameter 11cm (restored), each with indistinct impressed seal mark. Provenance: from the personal collection of the ceramic artist, the late Eric James Mellon (1925-2014).

A small Siddig El Nigoumi studio pottery terracotta pot and cover, dated 1989, the red ground body incised with a scorpion and bird, the cover with incised geometric pattern within a darker rim edge, incised mark and date to base, height 8.5cm, with original purchase receipt. Provenance: from the personal collection of the ceramic artist, the late Eric James Mellon (1925-2014).

Two pieces of stoneware studio pottery by Micki Schloessingk, the first a cut-sided yunomi with titanium glaze, height 9cm, the second a carved sided vase with olive green/brown glaze, height 10cm, both with impressed seal mark, together with a pot and cover with resist decoration, impressed seal mark to edge of footrim possibly for Gilles Le Corre, height 11cm. Provenance: from the personal collection of the ceramic artist, the late Eric James Mellon (1925-2014).

A Lyn and Ian Wright Cors Its Ceramics studio pottery shelf in the form of a bra, with blue painted decoration and ribbon and lace detail, painted marks to reverse and No. 9, length 31cm, together with a similar pair of pottery knickers, black painted marks to reverse, length 36cm (faults), and a photocopy of an original price list from Cors Its Ceramics. Provenance: from the personal collection of the ceramic artist, the late Eric James Mellon (1925-2014).

A David and Hermia Boyd studio pottery mug, mid 20th century, of slender tall shape covered in a lustrous dark green glaze, incised marks to base, height 14.5cm.