19th Jun, 2025 11:00
Modern Art & Design
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John Ward (1938-2023)
Vessel
black and white geometric design, the angled rim having semi-circular cuts to the centre
impressed potter's seal
16.5cm high.
Provenance:
Private collection, Oxfordshire.
This significant group is the result of two individuals’ particular collecting eye, a great affection for Ward’s work that simply led from one piece to another, without thought of investment or building a ‘collection’ as such, but driven on instead by a deeper admiration for what this artist was doing. The first piece they bought was in the 1980s, a small squared pot with a green and white banded design, spreading out from a centre on each side like ripples on water. It was purchased from the New Craftsman Gallery in St Ives, one of a small number of places from where they acquired their Wards over the next three decades. Others included Amalgam, Tim Boon’s exceptional gallery in Barnes, and Peter Dingley and Guido Marchini’s equally enterprising outlet in Stratford-upon-Avon. One piece came from a very local source, Oxford Gallery, and they returned to Tim Boon when more recently he had taken over Tony Birks’ Alpha House Gallery in Sherborne. (An excerpt taken from David Whiting's introduction text for the collection. The full text can be found in the printed catalogue)
Sold for £7,200
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
John Ward (1938-2023)
Vessel
black and white geometric design, the angled rim having semi-circular cuts to the centre
impressed potter's seal
16.5cm high.
Provenance:
Private collection, Oxfordshire.
This significant group is the result of two individuals’ particular collecting eye, a great affection for Ward’s work that simply led from one piece to another, without thought of investment or building a ‘collection’ as such, but driven on instead by a deeper admiration for what this artist was doing. The first piece they bought was in the 1980s, a small squared pot with a green and white banded design, spreading out from a centre on each side like ripples on water. It was purchased from the New Craftsman Gallery in St Ives, one of a small number of places from where they acquired their Wards over the next three decades. Others included Amalgam, Tim Boon’s exceptional gallery in Barnes, and Peter Dingley and Guido Marchini’s equally enterprising outlet in Stratford-upon-Avon. One piece came from a very local source, Oxford Gallery, and they returned to Tim Boon when more recently he had taken over Tony Birks’ Alpha House Gallery in Sherborne. (An excerpt taken from David Whiting's introduction text for the collection. The full text can be found in the printed catalogue)
Appears in good condition with no sign of damage or restoration.
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Auction: Modern Art & Design, 19th Jun, 2025
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