Re: MAAK AUCTIONS.

by **philpot** May 26th 2023, 7:36 am

https://maaklondon.irostrum.com/auction/auction-lots/64007f90-b37b-4752-86b0-a8ca284df789/lots
The results of the May Maak sale. £10,0000 seems the Star benchmark now. Lucie Rie £18,000. £62,000.Hans Coper £34,000. JOHN WARD Black pieces £19,000. £20,000 £24,000 Jennifer Lee £30,000. Akiko Hirai. £12,000 £14,000.
In general the Leach school was mediocre. A fair number of unsolds particularly Michael Cardew.
Richard Batterham has gone off the boil. As had John Maltby with several unsolds. Emmanuel Cooper, Henderson went within estimates. De Waal and Rupert Spira did well.
I am going to have to eat my hat. The two Val Barry did well!

by **croker** May 26th 2023, 10:31 am

Morning philpot, I have only just noticed your post as i was about to post myself, i think the interest in Cardew seems to be gradually lessening , with only three of the eleven lots on offer selling , John Maltby seems to be going through a period of readjustment,maybe because of the volume on the market in recent years. The Henderson's on offer were very average and unexciting, John Ward's black and white pots will always be his most sought after and at £24,000 (over £30,000 with premium etc) put them out of reach for most collectors.I thought the Duckworth pieces were interesting but there was a determined bidder on the piece that i wanted. Could you post a pic of you eating your hat.