The First of this year's MAAK specialist studio sales.

http://maaklondon.irostrum.com/AuctionIndex/10071?pageNumber=1

Anything there to set your heart a racing? Seems that the recent high prices that the John Ward black/white pieces have gotten, have bought a lot more on to the market.

https://maaklondon.irostrum.com/AuctionIndex/10090?PageNumber=1 Well here is another one coming up. Bidding ends today. The usual mix. Seems the stars of the show have changed very little over the years! She always does seem to get together a high quality offer though. Anybody with deep pockets fancy a Hans Coper? Trouble is tho, most of these auctions do seem to get a bit samey!

NaomiM wrote:I heard they had commissioned pieces direct from potters like Maltby for this auction, rather than them being secondhand

Throughout the time that specialist studio pottery auctions began in London, at Christies, until the present day I would think that it would be a rare auction if there was nothing included that came directly from the potter that made it.

Bit of mixed bag. Tho £6500 for a Mary Rogers, and £2500 for a Kathleen Pleydell Bouverie were high. £28,000 each for two Hans Coper, and the Jenny Lee flew. But the Rie prices were pedestrian at best.