Maak Contemporary Ceramics & Craft

Name: Maak Contemporary Ceramics & Craft
Address: Auction Gallery: Covent Garden, Reading, RG108PZ, GB
Telephone: +441628290050

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Maak is the market leading auction specialists in international contemporary studio ceramics, presenting regular auctions, consultancy and other services.

15/06/2026

Early Globular Pot by Hans Coper

As the piece slowly turns, the depth and complexity of Hans Coper’s surface treatment comes fully into view, layered porcelain slips and engobes over a manganese ground, delicately interrupted by incised linear markings that catch the light from every angle.

Created circa 1954, this early piece captures the balance of form, rhythm, and restraint that established Coper as one of the most important figures in post war studio pottery. Both sculptural and functional, the work demonstrates the artist’s extraordinary sensitivity to proportion and surface.

Previously in the collection of Jane Coper and exhibited in several major museum exhibitions dedicated to Lucie Rie and Hans Coper, the piece achieved £35,000 against an estimate of £20,000-£30,000 in our May 2026 auction, Contemporary Ceramics + Craft.

09/06/2026

Object of the Week: ‘Pair of Aqua-Posey III Vases’ by Hiroshi Suzuki

Inspired by natural elements, Hiroshi Suzuki (Japanese, b,1961) created his signature ‘Aqua-Poesy’ series, a poetic term coined by the artist to mean ‘Water Poetry’. These beautifully hand-crafted vessels translate fluid, wave-like movements into solid form, masterfully raised from a single sheet of silver.

A standout result from our Contemporary Ceramics + Craft auction (9–14 May 2026), this pair far exceeded its £8,000–£12,000 estimate, achieving a hammer price of £30,000.

Discover more remarkable results from our recent auction via the link in bio.

08/06/2026

Object of the Week: 'Pair of Aqua-Posey III Vases' by Hiroshi Suzuki

Inspired by natural elements, Hiroshi Suzuki (Japanese, b,1961) created his signature 'Aqua-Poesy' series, a poetic term coined by the artist to mean 'Water Poetry'. These beautifully hand-crafted vessels translate fluid, wave-like movements into solid form, masterfully raised from a single sheet of silver

A standout result from our Contemporary Ceramics + Craft auction (9–14 May 2026), this pair far exceeded its £8,000–£12,000 estimate, achieving a hammer price of £30,000.

Discover more remarkable results from our recent auction at
www.maaklondon.com

06/06/2026

| 7 June

Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie was born in Berkshire on this day in 1895.

Her journey into ceramics began in London during the 1920s, where an encounter with Roger Fry inspired her to pursue the craft. She trained at the Central School of Arts and Crafts under Dora Billington before joining Bernard Leach’s pottery in St Ives in 1924 alongside Michael Cardew and Shoji Hamada.

It was during this formative period that Pleydell-Bouverie developed her lifelong fascination with ash glazes, an area of experimentation and technical refinement that would come to define her work. Establishing her own pottery at the family estate in Berkshire, known as Cole Pottery, she produced quietly powerful works celebrated for their subtle surfaces and extraordinary depth of colour.

Following the Second World War she relocated to Kilmington Manor in Wiltshire, where she continued working until her death in 1985. Today, Pleydell-Bouverie is regarded as one of the most important figures in British studio pottery, renowned for elevating ash glazing into a uniquely expressive art form.

Register a ‘Wishlist’ for this artist or speak to a specialist about selling or acquiring works through private sale.

01/06/2026

Can you guess the artist?

From a maker who arrived at ceramics later in life,
whose work reflects a disciplined eye for composition shaped by an earlier career behind the camera.

Discover more at Lot 162 in our Contemporary Ceramics and Craft auction, 9–14 May

Catalogue viewable online
www.maaklondon.com

27/05/2026

Our Contemporary Ceramics + Craft auction saw particularly strong results across a number of important works, with competitive bidding right up to the end of the sale.

Here are some exciting results from our May Auction -

Image 1:
Lot 75 Ruth Duckworth
'Untitled', 1994
Estimate £4000 - £6000
Sold £10,625

Image 2:
Lot 274 Jennifer Lee
‘Pale, asymmetric spangled traces’, 1984
Estimate £8,000 to £12,000
Sold £30,000

Image 3:
Lot 304 Hitomi Hosono
‘Leaves Bowl’, 2011
Estimate £4,000 to £5,000
Sold £16,250

Image 4:
Lot 157 John Ward
Large ‘Shoulder Pot’, 1990
Estimate £5,000 to £7,000
Sold £12,500

An estimate is a guide to the value a work may achieve at auction informed by the specialist research by our team. However, the final hammer prices are shaped in real time, with factors such as bidder demand, rarity and timing all playing a role in the outcome.

Thank you to everyone who bid, viewed the catalogue and took part in the auction.

Full auction results can be viewed on our website.

25/05/2026

📣 A new auction record for David Roberts 📣

Lot 191 - David Roberts (British b.1947)
Monumental Bottle Vase
Estimate £800 to £1,200
Sold £13,750

We are are delighted to announce a record breaking auction result for this star lot by David Roberts, whose practice has been defined by his distinctive approach to raku since the late 1970s.

'Monumental Bottle Vase' is raku, smoke-fired, with a white glaze and dark grey stained crackle surface. The rounded body rises to a pronounced double-rim, with geometric and linear markings formed through his “painting with smoke” technique, a process often referred to as Naked Raku.

This Lot sold in our May Auction, Contemporary Ceramics + Craft, part of 2026

To view more amazing results from the auction, head to
www.maaklondon.com

20/05/2026

5 Star Lots from last week’s Contemporary Ceramics + Craft auction, 9–14 May.

A selection of standout results spanning key figures in ceramics and craft. Marking 15 years of Maak auctions dedicated to studio ceramics and contemporary craft, this curated auction brought together works by leading artists and makers across ceramic, wood, glass, fibre and silver.

Star Lot 1
Lot 68 - Hans Coper
Early Globular Pot, circa 1954
Estimate £20,000 to £30,000
Sold £35,000

Star Lot 2
Lot 303 - Hiroshi Suzuki
‘Pair of Aqua-Posey III Vases’, 2010
Estimate £8,000 to £12,000
Sold £30,000

Star Lot 3
Lot 69 - Peter Collingwood
2D Microgauze Wall Hanging, 'M.84, No.24', c.1970
Estimate
Sold £12,500

Star Lot 4
Lot 40 - Lady Kwali
Water Pot, circa 1960
Estimate £8,000 to £10,000
Sold £22,500

Star Lot 5
Lot 209 - Alev Ebuzziya Siesbye
Bowl, 2017
Estimate £4,000 to £5,000
Hammer Price £18,750

Bidding has now closed and the full auction results can be viewed on our website
www.maaklondon.com

14/05/2026

Bidding is currently underway for Contemporary Ceramics + Craft, 9-14 May, part of London Craft Week 2026.

The last remaining lots are going under the hammer over the next few hours. Still to go are some beautiful works of contemporary craft across a variety of materials from ceramics to metal and wood.

Lot 295 - Akiko Hirai (Japanese, b.1970)AR
Large Moon Jar, 2022

Lot 283 - Julian Watts (American, b.1989)AR
Tall 'Feeler', 2016

Lot 303 - Hiroshi Suzuki (Japanese, b,1961)AR
'Pair of Aqua-Posey III Vases', 2010

Don’t miss the chance view the catalogue and place your last minute bids at
www.maaklondon.com

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