Australian Pottery

william ricketts

Saturday 22nd November 2025

Live & Online
Location: Rocklea Showgrounds, Ipswich Road, Rocklea, Brisbane
Viewing: From 8:30 AM
Auction Commences: 10:00 AM

We are honoured to present what promises to be one of our most significant auctions of Australian pottery and ceramics. This carefully curated event features Part II of the Keith Free Collection, alongside selected works from the collection of Pam and the late John Stephens.

Collectors will find important and representative works from the 19th and 20th centuries, including standout examples by William Ricketts, Grace Seccombe, Una Deerbon, Merric Boyd and the Boyd family, Harry Lindeman and his school, Mollie Douglas, Castle Harris, Marian Munday, L.J. Harvey and his school, Vi Eyre, Disabled Soldiers Pottery, Alexander Murray, Fred Mann, Orpheus Arfaras, John Campbell, Premier Pottery Preston, and more.

The auction brings together a diverse and representative cross-section of Australian ceramic artistry, spanning key makers and movements from the 19th and 20th centuries.

The auction catalogue will be available end of October.

Absentee bids are welcome.

We offer a professional in-house pack and post service for items suitable for Australia Post. Successful bidders may also collect their purchases from our South Brisbane office.

Quality entries are now invited.