Selling just short of the auction record, this 10in (26cm) tall stoneware pot, right, by John Ward (b.1938) went to an online bidder on thesaleroom.com at £17,500 at Rogers Jones (20% buyer’s premium) in Cardiff.
Another version of the hugely popular black-and-white panelled ovoid vases which Ward began producing in the 1990s had made £18,000 (plus 20% premium) at London specialist Maak in May 2016.