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The Karakter Collection of 20th Century Modern Design; NZ Ceramics; The Len Castle Estate Collection — Art+Object

Auction House:Art+ObjectNumber of lots recorded:413
Sale Title:The Karakter Collection of 20th Century Modern Design; NZ Ceramics; The Len Castle Estate CollectionLots with images:296
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:320
Date:25-Oct-2012
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Renate Rheim for Rosenthal, large stoneware 'Still Life' wall plaque, 500 x 38 cm
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Grethe Helland Hansen for Royal Copenhagen, fajance vase, painted with an anthropomorphic floral design in cobalt blue on a white ground. Height 19 cm
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Three Whiterfriars ribbed optic vases, two orange tinted and one with yellow tinting
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Whiterfriars 1960’s yellow tinted glass bowl, with optical cut discs. Diameter 23 cm
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Whiterfriars 1960’s yellow tinted glass vase, matching the previous lot. Height 21 cm
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Hans Wegner, GE375 chair, oak framed, with original green upholstery, this chair is similar to a chair which recently featured on the cover of Urbis magazine
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Hans Wegner, gE375 chair, oak framed, with original green upholstery, this chair is similar to a chair which recently featured on the cover of Urbis magazine
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Frank Guille for Austinsuite, teak sideboard with six drawers, raised on tapering square sectioned legs, makers label to central drawer 'Austinsuite'. Width 164.5 cm. Height 42 cm
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Modus Chair, in rosewood framed with black leather upholstery with padded back seat and arms, original label fixed to underside of the chair.
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Arne Jacobsen, ant Chair, a rare example with arms of patterned cloth and seat raised on tubular metal legs
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Italian 1950s art glass vase, in red with clear casing, raised on a triangulated foot. Height 38 cm
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Italian 1950s sommerso glass vase, with grey internal glass, encased in clear glass with facet cut panels together with a smaller sommerso vase with amber glass encased in clear glass. Height 30 cm and 17 cm
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Two 1960s WMF Kristall glass vases, one with original label affixed.
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Industrial Metal Filing Drawers, with fifteen drawers on splayed feet. Height 119 cm. Width 14 cm
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French Industrial Chair, with plywood seat and back swivelling to adjustable height, traces of original green paint remain.
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Walter S Chenery, lurashell chair, with apricot cloth covering supported on aluminium sleigh form legs, impressed stamp to underside of chair.
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Terence Conran, glove chair, with moulded fibreglass shell with tilt and swivel movement raised from a spun steel circular base.
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Hans Wegner for Getama, lounge chair, crafted in oak raised on square sectioned legs united by stretches with green cloth upholstery.
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Hans Wegner for Getama, lounge chair, in oak matching the above lot.
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Danish tea trolley, in Teak with detachable tray table top.
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Robert Heritage for Archie Shine, hamilton teak sideboard, with four drawers, reeded facias beside cupboards and raised on tapering cylindrical legs. Designed in 1957, 230 cm x 51 cm
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John Crichton, wall charger, with mosaic pattern in black, white and green coloured tiles. Diameter 42 cm
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Edgar Mansfield, bronze Animism sculpture, the anthropomorphic bird form issuing from a composite block base, signed with initials. Height 54 cm
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Peter Hvidt, two tiered circular teak coffee table, raised on tapering legs, the lower shelf with brass supports.
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Poul Hundevad, teak credenza, with eight drawers raised on tapering legs.
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Gordon Russell, teak desk / dresser, with central freize drawer flanked by drawers raised on tapering legs, impressed stamp to back ‘Russell of broadway’. Width 122 cm. Diameter 50 cm. Height 75 cm
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Poul Henningson for Louis Poulsen, vintage PH5 hanging light in purple
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Richard Hornby, teak sideboard, with folding doors which open to reveal a fitted interior raised on square sectioned legs. Width 123 cm. Height 71.5 cm
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Danish teak and leather armchair, with brown leather upholstered button back seat raised on square sectioned legs
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Sigurd Ressel for Vatne Mobler, Falcon Chair, a good hi-back vintage example with chocolate brown leather upholstery.
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Richard Hornby, sideboard in teak, with four drawers and cupboards, the drawers with reeded facias raised on tapering legs. Width 190.5 cm. Diameter 48.5 cm. Height 80 cm
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Danish mid-Century extending dining table, in teak with book match veneer top raised on cylindrical legs. Length 140 cm extending to 246 cm. Width 90 cm. Height 63 cm
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Kai Kristiansen, a set of eight teak dining chairs, each with chocolate brown wool blend upholstery, makers label stamped to underside of each chair.
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Erik Buch, set of six Teak framed dining chairs, with black vinyl seats, makers label fixed to underside of each chair.
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Borge Mogenson, six Asserbo dining chairs in Oregon pine, the set comprising two carvers and side chairs, each chair stamped to the underside of the front rail.
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Hans Wegner for Getama, a pair of oak framed lounge chairs, original label to the underside of each chair.
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Robert Heritage, set of six teak framed chairs, in black vinyl upholstery with floating form seat on tapering cylindrical legs.
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Robert Heritage, teak extending dining table, raised on cylindrical legs. Length 145 cm extending to 196 cm. Width 85.5 cm. Height 72 cm
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Robert Heritage for Race furniture chairs, a good set of Q chairs, each with brown vinyl upholstery raised on an aluminium base, original Race furniture label affixed to the stretcher on each chair. The Q chair originally designed in 1969 for the Britannia restaurant on the QE2 passenger liner.
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Ole Wanscher for Fritz Hansen, two seater sofa, in teak framed with patterned green upholstery, 'John Stuart, New York' retailer label affixed to the bottom back rail.
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Elizabeth Thompson, a set of six silver and bronze lantern fish, of graduated size.
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Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, set of six beech framed dining chairs, comprising two carvers and four side chairs, original label affixed to each chair.
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Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, dining table, in beech raised on a trestle form base. Length 160 cm, depth 80 cm, height 170 cm
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Lebus, 1950s Sideboard, in walnut with three central drawers and cupboards with brass handles raised on splayed legs. Width 124 cm. Diameter 53 cm. Height 94 cm
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Gordon Russell, 'Stanway' 1960's sideboard, in teak. Inverse bow front shape with four drawers flanked by cupboards raised on octagonal tapering legs, original manufacturers label to the back 'Gordon Russell Ltd' and retailer label affixed in second drawer 'Leigh-Lonland, Birmingham'. Width 183 cm. Diameter 19.5 cm H86 cm
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Arne Vodder for Sibast, teak framed rocking chair, original label affixed to underside of the front rail. [Newly re-upholstered].
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Vintage industrial telescopic photax chrome photographic standard lamp. Height 123 cm
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1950's Hallstand
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Bent tubular chrome framed armchair, with chocolate brown leather upholstery
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Danish nest of four tables in teak, one large rectangular table and three interlocking small tables. Width 83 cm. Diameter 35 cm. Height 45 cm
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Vintage industrial standard lamp, raised from a circular rosewood base. Height 150 cm
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G-Plan, extending dining table, in teak raised on tapering cylindrical legs with folding central extension. Length 122 cm extending to 170 cm. Width 122 cm. Height 73 cm
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Anders Pehrson, bumling lamp, with brass shade raised on chromium plated base. Height 58 cm. Width 39 cm
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Vintage Furse Theatre light. Width 28 cm. Length 28 cm
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Gordon Russell, coffee table, in teak raised on tapering legs, original label to underside. Width 121 cm. Height 40 cm
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Joe Colombo for Kartell, orange plastic space age lamp. Height 40 cm
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George Nelson for the Vitra Design, Museum desk clock. Height 14 cm
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Whiterfriars optic vase, of tapering cylindrical form.
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Per Lutken for Holmegaard, tapering cylindrical vase, in brown tinted cased glass, signed and dated 1962, together with a small glass vase with original Holmegaard label. Length 310 mm and 65 mm
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Peter Raos, glass paperweight, ovoid shape with liquorice black and striped murrine encased in clear glass, signed and dated 1991. Height 11 cm
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Garry Nash, blue iridescent glass vase, signed and dated 1996 to the base. Height 21 cm
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Three German Victoria china 1960’s porcelain specimen vases.
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Herbert Terry, designed industrial lamp in grey.
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Anglepoise vintage lamp, model 1227 in black
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Daray medical light, tripod base, terminating in castors.
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Hans Olsen for Frem Rojle, dining table, in teak with four interlocking chairs with black vinyl seats. The table with integral central leaf, stamped manufacturers mark to underside of the table and chairs. Length 105 cm extending to 156.5 cm. Width 105 cm. Height 74 cm
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Hadrill and Horstmann, vintage counterpoised green lamp
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Hans Wegner for Getama, a pair of 1960s oak framed 'Plank' armchairs, with orange upholstery, manufacturers mark to underside of each chair.
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Herbert Terry, vintage anglepoise lamp, with unusual marbled finish
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Vintage polished steel and glass medical drawer cabinet, with six drawers above cupboards, the upper section with sliding glass doors, 98 cm. Diameter 38 cm. Height 124 cm
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Pair of Danish 1960s armchairs, with black vinyl upholstery with exposed finger joint detailing raised on square sectioned legs.
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Herbert Terry, vintage anglepoise lamp, with unusual marble finish.
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Danish red/brown leather upholstered armchair, raised on a five point aluminium base complete with ottoman. The leather recently refurnished.
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Charles and Ray Eames, coffee table, with ash composite top raised on an aluminium base. Height 29 cm Diameter 90 cm
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A set of ten aluminium cafe chairs.
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Vintage Atomic coat rack. Width 52 cm
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Danish armchair, raised on curved tubular legs and upholstered in soft black leather.
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Gote Mobler Nassjo, pair of Swedish armchairs, with laminated European birch frames and brown leather upholstery.
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A well-proportioned rosewood veneered office desk, with six drawers of graduating size. Width 158 cm. Diameter 79 cm. Height 74 cm
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Bruno Munari, 1960s Falklands Lamp, fine white mesh shade. Height 138 cm x 8 cm
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Gordon Russell, sideboard, in teak with three central drawers flanked by cupboards and raised on tapering legs. Width 141 cm. Height 86 cm. Diameter 49 cm
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English Meredew secretaire chest, in teak, the top drawer with folding fascia opening to create a writing surface above three full width drawers and raised on square section legs. Width 90 cm. Diameter 46 cm. Height 720
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Daray vintage medical floor lamp.
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1960’s double moon chrome lamp, raised on a circular base. Height 62 cm
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A vintage rocket floor lamp. Height 940
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Yngve Ekstrom, a set of four Kontiki chairs, in teak with black vinyl upholstery.
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Hille International dining chairs, a set of eight dining chairs, upholstered in cobalt blue cloth, each raised on a five point chrome base and terminating in casters, ‘Hille International London’ stamp to the underside of each chair.
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Gordon Russell, rectangular coffee table, with teak veneer raised on tapering legs. Width 76 cm 38 cm. Height 42.5 cm
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Cari Zalloni, floor lamp, with tapering conical shade and ceramic base.
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Junghans electric clock in yellow.
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Finn Juhl, diplomat armchair, teak framed with green cloth upholstery, finn Juhl makers label affixed to the underside of the seat.
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Georg Jensen, Kubus rocking chair, teak framed with cream upholstery.
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Siesta chair by Westnofa, teak framed with red leather upholstery.
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Three Scandinavian teak side tables, of graduated size
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West German 1960s Scheurich floor vase, with an impressed geometric design and mottled volcanic glaze. Height 41 cm
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West German 1960s Scheurich floor vase, with geometric decoration and cobalt blue glaze. Height 41 cm
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Stelton stainless steel two tier cake stand. Diameter 27 cm
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A set of four Stelton stainless steel napkin rings in original box.
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Isis Model 20-1 FM/AM radio. Length 25 cm
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Ruscha wall plaque, with modernist abstract design, signed to the base. Diameter 37 cm
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