Tag: stoneware

Auction Alert: Antiques, Collectors & General Auctions

A small World globe

This week’s, Auction Alert is the 3-day Antiques, Collectors & General Auctions: Friday 27th, Saturday 28th  & Sunday 29th May 2022.

  • Friday 27th May – General and Household Auction (Lots 1 – 1,000)
  • Saturday 28th May – Collectables and Vintage Artefacts (Lots 1,000+)
  • Sunday 29th May – Antiques, Gold and Fine Art with many Rare Items from the Estate of Mr J. Slingerland, East Yorkshire (Lots 2,000+)

They’re being held by Unique Auctions who are based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.

You can bid live (or leave bids) on Unique’s website (they charge a fee of 22.5% + VAT of the hammer price) or via EasyLiveAuction (an extra flat fee of £3 or 3% commission) or The Saleroom (an extra online commission 4.95%).

The auction house only arranges delivery in some instances:

We only pack small parcels and anything that fits in a jiffy bag,
Any small items that can be posted ,please allow up to 14 days for the arrival of your items.
UNIQUE AUCTIONS ARE NOT PROFESSIONAL PACKERS, ANY ITEMS PACKED AND SENT ARE DONE SO AT YOUR OWN RISK.

A quantity of vintage boxed kitchen items including Kenwood sausage filler etc

Lot 3: A quantity of vintage boxed kitchen items including Kenwood sausage filler etc
Estimate: £10 – £20

A quantity of stoneware bottles and jars

Lot 35: A quantity of stoneware bottles and jars
Estimate: £10 – £20

A 1950's wooden folding case picnic table

Lot 88: A 1950’s wooden folding case picnic table
Estimate: £10 – £20

3 original wood crates Bovril x 2 & Marmite

Lot 151: 3 original wood crates Bovril x 2 & Marmite
Estimate: £10 – £20

3 original Heinz 57 crates

Lot 156: 3 original Heinz 57 crates
Estimate: £10 – £20

A Staffordshire retro 70's tea set

Lot 1007: A Staffordshire retro 70’s tea set (18 pieces)
Estimate: £10 – £20

Retro coat rack

Lot 1023: Retro coat rack
Estimate: £10 – £20

2 shelves of stoneware pots & jars

Lot 1076: 2 shelves of stoneware pots & jars
Estimate: £10 – £20

A selection of stoneware jars and flagons

Lot 1156: A selection of stoneware jars and flagons
Estimate: £10 – £20

A small child's Globe of the World by Chad Valley

Lot 1256: A small World globe
Estimate: £10 – £20

Designer Desired: Axel Salto

Montage of Axel Salto artworks | H is for Home

Axel Salto (1889-1961) was a Danish fine artist and ceramicist; stoneware being his material of choice. His iconic work is organic and earthy in form and palette and is incredibly tactile. In researching his pottery, I fell in love with his lino-cuts and screen-prints as well.

He was a member of the Paris-based, ‘The 4’, a group of modernist Danish artists that consisted of Salto, Karl Larsen, Svend Johansen and Vilhelm Lundstrøm.

His rarer pots can break sales records at auction; a piece realising £373,250 at Phillips, London in 2012. However, many of his limited-edition prints are far more affordable, selling for as little as £25.00.

There’s a beautifully illustrated monograph entitled, ‘Axel Salto – Master of Stoneware‘ edited by Susanne Bruhn and Pia Wirnfeldt. I could only find it for sale at CLAY Museum of Ceramic Art Denmark where the retrospective was originally held.

An equally stunning book (in Danish) covering his 2-dimensional work entitled På papir (On paper), has been written by Lars Dybdahl and is available from Strandberg Publishing.

Axel Salto portraitcredit

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