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A Geometric Pattern Vase
John Ward (American, 1938–2023) · circa 1990
£4,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $5,270≈ €4,552
Hammer £3,200 · with buyer’s premium £4,000
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “stoneware, of rounded form with an angled collar, matt black and white glaze alternating tapering panels over a softly textured surface”
- Support
- Panel
- Category
- Ceramics & studio pottery
- Dimensions
- height 23.5cm, impressed artist's seal
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- Decorative Arts and Contemporary Ceramics (24679)
- Date
- June 20, 2018
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 136
- Estimate
- £3,000 – £5,000 (≈ $3,953 – $6,588) (≈ €3,414 – €5,690)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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