“Allan Lowe (1907-2001) was a ceramic artist. Born in Melbourne, he moved to Ferntree Gully in 1939, beginning to make pots for a living in 1944 after he was discharged from the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation. Three years later, the National Gallery of Victoria purchased some of his ceramics; this marked the first acquisition of Australian studio work by a state gallery”. National Portrait Gallery online entry for Allan Lowe.

His work was featured in the Modernist home installation, ‘The House of Tomorrow’ by architect Robin Boyd in 1949 at the Royal Exhibition Buildings. These beakers date to that period and are in the same banded glaze style as Lowe’s work exhibited in that important exhibition. A reproduction of ‘The House of Tomorrow’ at the 2014 NGV exhibition Mid Century Modern: Australian Furniture Design, also featured Lowe’s pottery.

Images show a matching set of Sake beakers, listed separately, not for sale in this set.

DIMENSIONS

Height 3.5 cm

Diameter 11.5 cm

CONDITION

Excellent. No chips, glaze craqueleur or damage. One original firing fault - a small and inconspicuous crack (2mm long) in the lip, where glaze has not taken. See images.