Hard to find Henri Le Grand large Australian pottery serving bowl and three matching bowls of different sizes.

All bowls are fine-walled, sculptural pieces with a rough glaze exterior and smooth, soft glaze interior.

The large round bowl measures 9cm high x 19.5cm wide.

All the smaller bowls have a 12cm diameter, two are 7cm high - vary slightly - and the smallest bowl is 5.7cm high.

One of the 7cm bowls and the 5.7cm bowl have a very small chip to the outer rim as shown in the images. No other blemishes.

Dutch-born Henri Le Grand (1921-1978) work as a potter with Emile Regout and at Gouda before emigrating to Sydney in 1950. In 1954 he started teaching at East Sydney Technical College and a year later transferred to the Canberra Technical College.

He exhibited in the Fine Arts Exhibition of the Melbourne Olympic Arts Festival in 1956 and the National Gallery of Victoria's travelling show of ceramics in 1957-58. He retired in 1968 due to ill health and the following year was awarded an M.B.E. for services to the arts.

Henri Le Grand is known for his innovative use of local clays and a restrained elegance in form and decoration. His work is represented in the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, and other public collections.