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Modern Design / New Zealand and International Studio Pottery — Art+Object

Auction House:Art+ObjectNumber of lots recorded:398
Sale Title:Modern Design / New Zealand and International Studio PotteryLots with images:335
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:271
Date:4-Jul-2013
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Dame Lucie Rie, a stoneware bowl of conical shape, the interior with white tin glaze, the exterior with black manganese glaze with vertical radiating sgraffito bands. Impressed LR seal mark to the base. Diameter 11 cm
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Japanese Mashiko pottery stoneware dish, with poured persimmon and jun glaze over tenmoku. Diameter 28 cm
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Japanese Mashiko pottery stoneware dish, with poured jun type glaze with deep black ground glaze. Diameter 30 cm
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Japanese Mashiko pottery plate, with cream nuka glaze over tenmoku. Diameter 30 cm
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Japanese Mashiko plate, poured nuka glaze over a rich black ground glaze. Diameter 30 cm
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Japanese Mashiko pottery plate, with gestural tenmoku glaze depicting aubergines to the well with a blue banded border. Diameter 30 cm
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Shoji Hamada, rectangular stoneware bottle vase, press moulded, tenmoku glaze. Height 20 cm. Provenance: John Patrick collection. Exhibited at the Pan Pacific Arts Festival in Christchurch February 1965 at the Canterbury Museum: Shoji Hamada, Intangible Cultural treasure of Japan, an Exhibition of recent works
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Shoji Hamada, a large and impressive stoneware dish, wax resist sugar cane decoration, tenmoku glaze, together with a matching stand. Diameter 32 cm. Provenance: John Patrick Collection, Exhibited at the Pan Pacific Arts Festival in Christchurch February 1965 at the Canterbury Museum: Shoji Hamada, Intangible Cultural Treasure of Japan, an Exhibition of recent works. An almost identical example, illustrated 'Conetendown studio pottery in New Zealand 1945-1980', Moyra Elliott and Damian Skinner page 85
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Shoji Hamada, stoneware vase of baluster shape, tetsue brushwork, Nuka glaze. Height 16 cm. Provenance: John Patrick collection
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Shoji Hamada, stoneware dish tenmoku decoration under a nuka glaze. Diameter 19.5 cm. Provenance: John Patrick collection. Exhibited at Hamada’s Exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. An almost identical example from the same exhibition illustrated Conetendown studio pottery in New Zealand 1945-1980”, Moyra Elliott and Damian Skinner page 85
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Shoji Hamada, lidded incense pot wax resist decoration, tenmoku glaze made and fired in Christchurch 1965. Height 8 cm. Provenance: illustrated “New Zealand Potter” Vol.8., no.1. August 1965 page 32
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Shoji Hamada, stoneware vase with twin handles ash, iron and tenmoku glaze with gestural flower stem brushwork decoration. Height 14 cm
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Japanese Mashiko pottery stoneware plate, with poured tenmoku and nuka glaze depicting a blossoming tree over a rich brown ground glaze together with another Mashiko plate with wax resist decoration. Diameter 39 cm
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Japanese Mashiko pottery plate, gestural tenmoku and nuka glaze depicting a blossoming tree on a speckled oatmeal ground together with 2 other Mashiko plates. Diameter 33 cm
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Pair of Mashiko pottery stoneware unomi, with floral brushwork decoration and iron glaze
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Asano Masaru, Japanese Mashiko pottery stoneware unomi, together with Kiyoto Sakakibara Bizen ware chawan [tea bowl] and three additional unomi (5 items)
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Tatsuzo Shimaoka, stoneware shoyosashi [soya sauce pot and dish], with compressed cream slip herring bone decoration complete with original box
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Tatsuzo Shimaoka, a pair of stoneware plates, with a herring-bone impressed design. Diameter 20 cm. Provenance: Castle family collection
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Jeff Oestreich, stoneware chawan (tea bowl). Impressed initials to circular foot. Height 11 cm
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David Leach, small stoneware bowl. Diameter 14 cm
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Alan Caiger-Smith, lustre vase painted in blue with stylised floral decoration, painted cypher to the base, together with a small lustre bowl. Height 13 cm. Alan Caiger-Smith (b.1930) is one of the best modern wood-fired tin glazed smoke reduced lustre potters. Examples of his work are held in many public collections in England, New Zealand and Australia
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Michael Cardew, Winchcombe pottery dish, with Galena glaze. Impressed MC and Winchcombe pottery seals. Diameter 19 cm
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Michael Cardew, stoneware dish with tenmoku glaze, made in New Zealand and fired in Peter Stichbury’s kiln in Manurewa during Michael Cardew’s visit in 1968. Diameter 20 cm
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Michael Cardew, small lidded jar with ash glaze. Height 8 cm
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Len Castle, an early stoneware slip glazed dish, decorated with three fish. Diameter 10.5 cm
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Len Castle, an early stoneware slip glazed dish, decorated with four angel fish. Diameter 10.5 cm
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Len Castle, an early stoneware dish, with abstract slip glaze on a blue ground. Diameter 14 cm
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Len Castle, stoneware dish, with shino glaze and combed decoration to the well. Impressed initials. Diameter 30 cm. An almost identical example illustrated. Len Castle: Making the molecules dance. P.202
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Len Castle and Andrew van der Putten, stoneware oil bottle, ash glaze over tenmoku. Impressed potters marks to the base. Height 15 cm
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Len Castle and Andrew van der Putten, stoneware ginger jar, with original cork stopper
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Len Castle, stoneware Deerstalkers Inn flagon, textured surface with umber pigment decoration and Deerstalkers Inn emblem. Impressed initials to the base. Height 24 cm
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Len Castle, stoneware wine flagon, similar to the previous lot
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Len Castle, stoneware bowl, with tenmoku glaze. Impressed initials. Diameter 16 cm
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Graham Ambrose, ‘Murawai Ark’ earthenware. Impressed potters mark to the base. Length 78 cm
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Graham Ambrose, large earthenware bowl, with Tasman glaze. Impressed potters mark to the base. Diameter 57 cm
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Graham Ambrose, large earthenware bowl, with sun glaze. Impressed potters mark to the base. Diameter 57 cm
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Len Castle, an early slip glazed dish, decorated with intertwined worms. Diameter 10.5 cm
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Len Castle, ovoid vase, cobalt blue and crackle glaze. Height 15 cm
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Len Castle, stoneware bowl, jun type glaze to the well, tenmoku glaze to the exterior. Impressed initials to the base. Diameter 7 cm
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Len Castle, Tongariro Track marker, stoneware dish with textured surface, red lava glaze to the well. Impressed initials to base. Diameter 34 cm. Made for the exhibition 'Mountain to the sea’
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Len Castle, Tongariro Track marker, stoneware dish with umber pigmented textured surface, stippled well with alkaline blue glaze. Impressed initials to base. Diameter 35 cm. Made for the exhibition 'Mountain to the sea’
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Len Castle, small bowl raised on a circular foot, jun type glaze to the well, over tenmoku, together with a small celadon glazed porcelain bowl. Diameter 12 cm and 7 cm
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Len Castle, stoneware oil bottle with loop handle, ash glazed. Height 16 cm
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Len Castle, stoneware bottle vase, with blue talc glaze. Impressed initials. Height 27 cm
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Len Castle, a good early cobalt blue salt glazed ovoid vase, with glaze drips to the shoulder section, early impressed mark to the base, fired at the crumb Brick and tile works. New Lynn circa 1952. Height 18 cm. Provenance: from the collection of Geoff and Meg Blamires. Given as a gift by Len Castle in 1954 and retained in the family collection since that date
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Len Castle, early brown salt glazed ovoid vase, with incised decoration and a single glaze drip to the shoulder section, early impressed Castle mark to the base, fired at the crumb Brick and tile works, new Lynn circa 1952. Height 19 cm. Provenance: from the collection of Geoff and Meg Blamires. Given as a gift by Len Castle in 1954 and retained in the family collection since that date
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Len Castle, an early salt glazed lidded jar, fired at the crumb Brick and tile works, new Lynn circa 1952, early impressed mark to the base, chip to jar lid. Height 19 cm. Provenance: from the collection of Geoff and Meg Blamires. Given as a gift by Len Castle in 1954 and retained in the family collection since that date
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Len Castle, large and impressive stoneware vase, of ovoid shape with a fractured copper blue glaze. Impressed initials to the base. Height 44 cm
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Len Castle, impressive lava lake bowl in matt black stained earthenware, with sculptured cavetto and lava red glaze. Impressed initials to the base. Diameter 48.5 cm
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Len Castle, Crater Lake/alkaline pool bowl, in matt stained earthenware with sculptured cavetto with alkaline blue glazed well. Impressed initials. Diameter 43 cm
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Len Castle, Crater Lake/alkaline pool bowl, in matt stained earthenware with sculptured cavetto with alkaline blue glazed well. Impressed initials. Diameter 42 cm
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Len Castle, lava lake bowl, in matt black stained earthenware with sculptured cavetto and lava red glaze. Impressed initials to the base. Diameter 40 cm
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Len Castle, Sulphurous bowl, large and impressive conical shaped earthenware bowl with yellow and black 'Sulphur’ glaze. Impressed initials to the foot, made in 2010. Diameter 42 cm
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Len Castle, branch vase, press-moulded stoneware vase with saturated iron under glaze with rutile over glaze. Impressed initials. Height 44 cm. This vase is a matching example to a branch vase sold by Art and object in May 2012 (catalogue 56, lot 104)
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Len Castle, branch vase, the press moulded stoneware vase with jun type glaze over tenmoku. Impressed initials to the base. Height 33 cm
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Len Castle, branch vase, press moulded stoneware vase with shino glaze. Impressed initials to the base. Height 33 cm
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Len Castle, stoneware dish. Impressed initials to the base. Diameter 35 cm
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Len Castle, earthenware bowl, with impressed decoration. Impressed initials to base. Diameter 28 cm. Illustrated: Len Castle Potter, Ron sang and Len Castle, page 181
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Len Castle, inverted Volcano vase, moulded earthenware, grey texture exterior and lava red glaze to interior. Impressed initials to base. Length 84.5 cm
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Len Castle, inverted Volcano vase, moulded earthenware, dark green texture exterior and rich lava red glaze to interior with unique ribbing. Impressed initials to base. Length 84.5 cm
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Len Castle, blossom vase, extremely large and impressive press moulded stoneware vase with a semi-matt copper blue glaze. Height 56 cm width 46 cm. This vase is one of only three blossom vases made with this glaze by Len Castle. For a similar example see Len Castle Potter by Ron sang and Len Castle, page 156
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Len Castle, pair of stoneware dishes, one with a reducing red glaze over tenmoku, the other with a reducing olive green glaze over tenmoku (hairline crack), each with impressed initials to base. Diameter 31 cm x 31 cm each
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Len Castle, stoneware bowl, with a jun type glaze with copper pigment. Impressed mark to base. Diameter 27 cm. For a similar example see Len Castle Potter by Ron sang and Len Castle, page 167
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Len Castle and Theo Schoon, rare and important stoneware lamp base, tenmoku and ash glaze. Impressed Len Castle initials to the base together with an impressed Theo Schoon stamp design. Height 29 cm. This form is based on solid plaster casts which Theo Schoon gave to Len Castle in the period 1963-67. The original plaster cast for this shape being an inverted form of this lamp base. Only 3- 4 examples of this shape were ever made. Further historical details available on request
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Ruth Castle, bowl, phoenix palm tendrils and Palembang. Diameter 25 cm
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Ruth Castle, Star of David, fine rattan core dyed with condys crystals on a wire circle. Diameter 46 cm
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Ruth Castle, dish, fish basket technique, fine rattan core dyed with condys crystals. Diameter 34 cm
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Ruth Castle, large garlic basket, fine rattan core and Palembang dyed with condys crystals made using a fish basket technique. Length 36 cm
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Ruth Castle, hanging bird form, rattan and jacaranda. Length 33 cm
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Ruth Castle, bowl form, jute and rattan. Diameter 30 cm
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Ruth Castle, small hanging basket, jute and rattan. 12 cm x 12 cm
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Ruth Castle, bowl form, constructed from rattan and phoenix palm tendrils
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Len Castle, unique early inverted Volcano form, textured exterior with green glazed well, unmarked. Width 67 cm. Provenance: Len Castle family collection
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Len Castle, lava lake bowl, in matt black stained earthenware with sculptured cavetto and lava red glaze. Impressed initials to the base. Diameter 42 cm
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Len Castle, large stoneware rectangular platter, alkaline blue glaze. Length 55 cm
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Raku fired bowl pierced to the side wall. Diameter 31 cm
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Rick Rudd, large raku fired vase, of ovoid form with tapering spire form top [restored]. Diameter 45 cm
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Rick Rudd, Raku fired vase. Height 44 cm
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Rick Rudd, Raku fired vase, of ovoid shape. Height 18 cm
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Ray Rogers, Fungoid form raku fired vase, of flattened elliptical form. Length 73 cm
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John Parker, cylindrical vase, with gold metallic glaze. Impressed initials to base. Height 18 cm
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John Parker, pedestal bowl, with mottled blue glaze, unmarked, original sales label affixed to base. Height 17 cm. Diameter 25 cm
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Early John Parker stoneware vase, with brown lustre glaze. Height 15 cm
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John Parker, good hemispherical shaped bowl, with pitted turquoise glaze. Diameter 24 cm
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John Parker, large and impressive dish, with pitted turquoise glaze. Diameter 40 cm
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John Parker, red glazed bottle vase, with spire neck. Impressed initial to the base. Height 23 cm
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John Parker, red glazed conical bowl. Impressed initial to the base. Diameter 200
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John Parker, large red glazed hemispherical bowl. Impressed initial to the base. Diameter 32 cm
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John Parker, stoneware pedestal bowl, with pitted turquoise glaze. Diameter 36 cm
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John Parker, pair of stoneware bowls, with pitted lilac glaze. Diameter 22 cm
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Royce McGlashen, rare screw topped flagon, tenmoku glaze over ash. Impressed potter mark to base. Height 37 cm
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Greg Barron, large floor vase, with ribbed decoration and blue talc glaze. Height 57 cm
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Mirek Smisek, stoneware lidded casserole dish, of large proportions with wax relief repeating leaf decoration. Impressed potters mark. Diameter 37 cm
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Warren Tippet, large stoneware platter, with impressed repeating flower head design, unmarked. Length 48 cm. Provenance: Purchased from a Wellington corporate collection
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Warren Tippet, large stoneware bowl, with jun type glaze to the well. Impressed cypher mark to base. Diameter 32 cm
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Margaret Ryley, large stoneware bowl, with textured surface, signed to base. Height 23 cm diameter 30 cm
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Jim Greig, stoneware sentinel vase, incised initials to base. Height 22.5 cm
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Mirek Smisek, stoneware bowl, with blue and brown salt glaze, potters cypher to base. Diameter 28 cm
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Len Castle, stoneware lipped bowl with textured exterior, yellow sulphurous type glaze to the well. Diameter 28 cm. This bowl, from the geothermal series in the 1990s, invokes the mineral deposits in the mudstone at Waiotapu. The yellow glaze colour anticipates the yellow glazed sulphurous bowls made at the end of Len’s career. For a similar example see Len Castle Potter by Ron sang and Len Castle, page 147. Exhibited at the Rotorua Bathhouse Museum; 'The restless earth touches me’ and 'The big red’
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Len Castle, Tongariro Track marker, stoneware dish with umber pigmented textured surface, stippled well with alkaline blue glaze. Impressed initials to base. Diameter 33 cm. Exhibition: 'Mountain to the sea’
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