JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 5 May 2026 / 10:00 am start
Muriel Moody (1907-1991) owls sculpture,
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Lot Details
salt glazed pottery on composite base, restoration to base. The five owl family of varying size. 385 x 290 x 255mm. Provenance: From the collection of Elaine Jakobsson (Christchurch, previously Eastbourne, Wellington) a respected poet and author with work published under her pen name Helen Jacobs. This work by Moody featuring in one of Elaine's poems.
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