Ben Owen III (Seagrove, NC, b. 1968), Chinese Blue Gourd Vase

Chinese Blue glaze, gourd form with narrow mouth; signed and dated 2014 to the underside. The lot also includes (2) exhibition catalogues: Pucker Gallery, Rich History, Vibrant Present: Ceramics by Ben Owen III (Boston: Pucker Gallery, 2015. Paperback with stapled glossy wraps, 34pp.); Anne Brennan, curator; Phyllis Blair Clark, ed., Ben Owen III: A Natural Influence (Wilmington, NC: Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum, 2004. Paperback with stapled wraps, 28pp.).

9 1/2 in.

From the Collection of Neil and Jan Lapp, Raleigh, North Carolina

Good estate condition with some scattered glaze blistering and pinholes; exhibition catalogues very good to near fine with light handling wear.