This 7in (18cm) high stepped rim bowl by John Ward (b.1939), bought in 2001 for £595, has a guide of £8000-12,000 at Sworders in Stansted Mountfitchet on October 13.
The vendor is a friend of dealer Ian Courcoux whose gallery Courcoux & Courcoux Contemporary Art in Hampshire represented then rising star potter John Ward. It retains its original receipt for £595.