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POTTERY BENDIGO
BENDIGO POTTERY.... Australia's oldest working pottery..established in 1858 and still operating today..Bendigo Pottery is thought to have the largest surviving collection of historic wood fired kilns in the world which includes 5 bottle kilns, 3 circular kilns and 2 rectangular kilns ......click on the "thumbs" for larger view

 

 

Early Bendigo soapdish with green frog

 

 

"Don Bradman" cricketer..character jug/mug by numbered 678 of 3000 (the mould was destroyed after 844 pieces were manufactured ) 14cm high

SOLD 7/1/2007

 

 

"CJ Dennis" storyteller poet..character jug/mug (the small version) by Bendigo Pottery designed by Frith..numbered 1139 of 1200 12cm high

SOLD 7/1/2006

 

 

"Albert Namatjira" artist..character jug/mug numbered 420 of 3000 (the mould was destroyed after 656 pieces were manufactured ) 14cm high AU$380

 

 

Bendigo Pottery Australian motif (Kangaroo) made for McClaren Wines and Australian motif (Koalas') both 19cm high and 20cm wide AU$270ea

 

 

"Alfred Deakin" former prime minister in the form of a gin bottle AU$210