Pottery by Harris Davis

With our successful February auctions not long past, it's time to look at what we have coming up in March.

In particular we have the British & Continental Ceramics & Glass, Silver & Plate auction on the 12th of March that we are fortunate enough to be auctioning various pieces of pottery by Harry Davis. 

This stunning Royal Worcester jar painted by Harry Davis (one of several Worcester pieces already in) has come in for the Ceramics auction on 12 March. It is estimated to sell for over £2000.

Harry Davis, who was born in 1910, was an English potter who was educated in both Switzerland and England. He furthered his education at the Bournemouth School of Art where unfortunately the pottery class was full. This never stopped Harry though. He worked away for hours in the pottery room outwith school hours where he created numerous pots that grabbed the attention of many, especially the headmaster. He was then sent to work as a decorator at Broadstone Potters near Poole where he showed interest in all aspects of the art. Here he enhanced and improved his skills needed at a potters wheel.

After his early experiences he went on to work for Bernard and David Leach at the Leach Pottery in St Ives, Cornwall where he later met his wife. After this he went on to become head of the Art School at Achimota College in Ghana where he looked into the feasibility of manufacturing tiles, bricks and pots.

After travelling for a while with his wife, May, he returned to England in 1946 and they started up "Crowan Pottery", near Praze in Cornwall, producing domestic ware. Crowan pots became well-known for their fine appearance and strength and even though the couple managed the flourishing pottery for 16 years, they still wanted more. They chose to emigrate to New Zealand in 1962 where they founded the “Crewenna Pottery”.

However, they soon got restless here resulting in Harry jetting off to Peru in 1972 where they spent eight years of their life building a pottery at Izcuchaca. In 1979 May returned to New Zealand and Harry, in poor health, shortly after. Sadly he passed away at "Crewenna" in 1986.

His pottery are all unique and beautiful pieces that are sure to be snapped up quickly when they go under the hammer.

It's set to be a good auction so we hope to see you there.

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Exciting End to November

It's that time again - McTear's has had a busy week getting set up for next weeks exciting '3 Days of Auction'. 

At McTear's, we've got your lots and next week will be no exception with lots of wonderful pieces going under the hammer.

Our British & Continental Ceramics & Glass, Silver & Plate auction on Tuesday at 10.30am features ceramics and glass from Britain, Europe and beyond, along with silver and plate from around the world including this 19th Century Goldshieder Terracotta Figure of a Boy. 

Lot 126 Estimate: £2000 - £3000 

On Tuesday, we also have the Chinese, Japanese & Eastern Ceramics, Furniture & Works of Art auction at 6pm which gives you the chance to grab ceramics, ivory, bronze, jade, lacquer, wood, silver and cloisonne from China, Japan, Korea, Persia & the Middle East. Included in this auction will be this unique and beautiful Chinese Carved Red Gilt Lacquer Washstand. 

Lot 394 Estimate: £200 - £300

Our second day of auctions will begin with our Rare & Collectable Whisky, Wine & Port auction at 10.30am.  With a choice of 500 lots of whisky, wine and port, there is something to suit everyone's tastes. This Macallan 1968 Anniversary Malt is estimated to sell for £600 - £800.

Lot 857A Estimate: £600-£800

On Wednesday night at 5pm we have something that might be more interesting for the ladies:  Fine Jewellery, Watches and Coins auction. This fabulous Turquoise and Diamond Marquise shaped ring is estimated to fetch £1500-£2000.

Lot 1148 Estimate: £1500 - £2000

Finishing a great couple of days of auctions on Thursday with our Fine pictures that will feature fine paintings by predominantly Scottish artists of the last 200 years. Hoping to raise a fantastic £10000-£15000 is this Robert Gemmell Hutchison oil on canvas, Her Maiden Voyage.

Lot 1410B Estimate: £10000 - £15000

McTear's look forward to seeing everyone next week and hope that you are all eager to get bidding.

For more information on these auctions and others that we have at McTear's, have a look on our Upcoming auctions page where you will also find the online catalogues for the above auctions.

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