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The Brian F.Baker Vintage Radio Collection; Decorative Arts — Art+Object

Auction House:Art+ObjectNumber of lots recorded:860
Sale Title:The Brian F.Baker Vintage Radio Collection; Decorative ArtsLots with images:694
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:598
Date:2-Sep-2015
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Katy Wallace, Transmogrifier #13 trinket Keeper, a special box with an interior freshly lined with textured wallpaper, and elevated on four animated mahogany legs. Found box, wooden legs, and wallpaper interior. Height 24 cm width 34 cm Depth 21.5 cm
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Katy Wallace, Transmogrifier #14 nice drawers, This piece speaks clearly for itself. Its character changes with the shifting light and shadows that fall from the handles. Solid timber with enamel paint finish. Height 73.5 cm width 45.6 cm Depth 38.5 cm. Provenance: Katy Wallace Transmogrifier machine collection
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Katy Wallace, Transmogrifier # 15 Hostess table, a HOME design Award Finalist in 2010, this table has been crafted with a curve in its stand, permanently offering forth whatever you choose to use it for. Finished in a beautifully burnished pink enamel, timber and enamel paint. Height 50 cm width 50 cm Depth 40 cm
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Katy Wallace, Transmogrifier #21 lost dog table, standing sentinal to the home, this dog has become permantly bonded to its position in life after numerous coats of paint and changes in decor. Finished in acrylic paint. Timber, ceramic and acrylic paint. Height 53 cm width 35 cm Depth 20 cm. Provenance: Katy Wallace Transmogrifier machine collection. the next owner can feel free to continue to add more layers in the colour of their choice
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Katy Wallace, Transmogrifier #24 wood trolley, Once a tea trolley, this piece is now an original way to store and transport firewood inside your home. Timber frame, ply, oil finish. Height 70 cm width 62.2 cm Depth 45 cm
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Katy Wallace, Transmogrifier #29 fancy coat stand, a bentwood rocking chair provided parts for this fluid and sculptural coat stand. Beautiful in use or empty, this piece is like a line drawing in space. Timber and enamel paint. Height 190 cm width 55 cm
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Katy Wallace, Transmogrifier # 35 Endless column, Inspired by Brancusi's Endless column, this undulating shelf heads for the ceiling at just over two metres in height. the asymmetrical legs provide a different view of the shelf from each side, timber, melamine. Height 2110 width 54 cm Depth 36 cm. Provenance: Katy Wallace Transmogrifier machine collection
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Katy Wallace, Transmogrifier #67 Feathered gourd, Carefully applied feathers animate the iconic gourd form, obscuring it's categorisation between flora and fauna. the resources for this Transmogrified piece come from the artists land. Gourd, feathers. Height 26 cm Depth 13 cm. Provenance: Katy Wallace Transmogrifier machine collection
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Katy Wallace, Transmogrifier #51 Barry's kidney table, a classic kidney table is glamorised with an elevated, highly polished tray offering many functional possibilities. Timber, enamel, oil. Provenance: Katy Wallace Transmogrifier machine collection
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Katy Wallace, Transmogrifier #57 trophy cabinet, a trophy cabinet that celebrates small everyday triumphs, each of the eleven Salvation Trophies has been composed from opshop finds, transmogrifying the common into the symbolic. Mixed media. Height 85 cm width 91 cm Depth 30 cm. Provenance: Katy Wallace Transmogrifier machine collection
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Katy Wallace, Transmogrifier #72 My Curvesse, Reconditioned antique venetian slats have transformed this rocking chair into a sculptural and glowing timber ribbon that recalls some of the fluid beauty of the iconic New Zealand Curvesse chair. Solid and laminated timber. Height 73 cm width 54 cm Depth 93 cm
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Katy Wallace, Transmogrifier #71 Soft drawers, This piece has been quietly sculpted to give an illusion of softness that belies its minty wooden construction. Timber, enamel. Height 76 cm width 40.5 cm Depth 35 cm
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Katy Wallace, Transmogrifier #3 nut and Raisin Celebration, an ode to the Polynesian ceremonial kava bowl, the nut and Raisin Celebration is created for domestic social ceremonies. the sculpted legs offer differing views of the piece from each direction. Height 35 cm Depth 30 cm
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Katy Wallace, Transmogrifier #48 Lolly Glassware platter, glass, enamel. Depth 23 cm. Provenance: Katy Wallace Transmogrifier machine collection
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Katy Wallace, Transmogrifier #64 pedestal tray, a tray presented on its own pedestal allows it to become independent from a table. Sidle it up next to an arm chair or keep it as a micro sideboard. Timber, enamel and steel. Height 65 cm width 450. Provenance: Katy Wallace Transmogrifier machine collection
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Jack Troy (USA), glazed earthenware vase, with blue and green glaze, 1983. Height 21 cm. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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A collection of four pieces of pottery, including a porcelain lidded box by Grant Campbell, a decorative vase by Peter Beard (UK), a small burnished stoneware bowl by Heather bell and a lidded box by Judy Dixon. Depth 18 cm max. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Diana Poor, stoneware tall jug, with spotted decoration. Height 23 cm. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Shoji Hamada (thrown) and Len Castle (fired and glazed), stoneware bowl, with iron brushed decoration over cream matt glaze, 1966. Depth 20 cm
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Jean-Michel Tavelli (Switzerland), 'Mare Nostrum', large raku fired flattened ovoid form, 1994. Length 70 cm. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Four Japanese stoneware vessels, including a Ute Mangin square vase, an Onda pottery oil bottle, a pourer and a lidded bowl; together with a Debbie Pointon earthenware lidded teapot. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Takeichi Kawai and Len Castle, stoneware lidded jar, with blue glaze over tenmoku, c. 1964. Height 21 cm
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Onda Potteries, large stoneware jar, with iron glaze, c. 1965. Height 33 cm. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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John Parker Glick (USA), large stoneware platter, with brushed decoration, 1984. Depth 41 cm. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Two olive Jones vases, and Briar Gardner blue glazed bowl, all signed. Width 22 cm max. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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A Wendy Ronald blue glazed lidded jar, 1980, and a Dianne white globular vase, 1982. Height 12 cm max. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Lindsay Bedogni, brown glazed teapot, with cane handle marked height 19 cm
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Sue Clifford, 'Receptor', solid porcelain and metal sculpture, 1982; together with a Murray Clayton's square stoneware form, 1983, and a Neil Tetkowski (USA) earthenware decorative vase, signed. Depth 27 cm max. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Geoffrey Swindell (Wales), small pottery hemispherical vase, pre-1992, signed. Height 11 cm; together with a Ben Richardson's small wood fired lidded box (Australia) and two small Suzanne Catley's raku boxes (NZ), marked. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Lazlo Fekete (Hungary), 'Standing and Fallen Gods', circa 1994, four-part earthenware sculpture. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Penne Jefford (Australia), bell-shaped stoneware vase, with matt multi-coloured glaze, 1989. Height 30 cm. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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A Mashiko stoneware plate, with brushed floral design; together with two black glaze Tamba pottery dishes, all c. 1967. Depth 27.5 cm. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Mashiko pottery stoneware plate, with crosses and squares pattern design. Depth 23 cm. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Shoji Hamada, Len Castle and Neil Grant, unglazed earthenware spout. Height 9.5 cm. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Jan Ashmore (USA), stoneware bowl, with shiny black glaze and notches and ties to the rim; together with a Warren MacKenzie (USA) stoneware bowl, marked. Depth 13 cm max. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Elizabeth Lissaman, small hand-painted pottery plate, 1989 signed Depth 14.5 cm
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Martin Beck, three graduating size stoneware vases, together with two Jean Weir's stoneware jars and stoppers. Height 11.5 cm max. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Mingei pottery, large stoneware storage rectangular handled jar, c. 1967. Width 34 cm. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Mashiko pottery, stoneware lidded box, in the style of Hamada, c. 1965; and a stoneware lidded jar, c. 1967. Width 14.5 cm max. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Shoji Hamada and Len Castle, stoneware lidded pot, with blue and white decoration. Height 14 cm
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Hiromo Noshitake (Japan), semi-circular earthenware belt form, glazed in black, brown and gold, 1991. Width 43 cm. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Shigaraki pottery (Japan), two stoneware casserole dishes, 1965 and 1967. Width 25 cm max. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Shoji Hamada and Len Castle, stoneware water dropper, with tea dust glaze, 1965. Width 11 cm
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Shoji Hamada and Len Castle, stoneware water dropper, with tenmoku glaze, 1965. Width 10 cm
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Tamba pottery (Japan), a 19th century large stoneware sake bottle, together with two modern ones. Height 33 cm max. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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A collection of Japanese pottery, including a blue and white sake bottle and two wine cup, two blue and white yunomi and a green glazed oil pourer, most circa 1967. Height 11.5 cm. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Three 1960s Japanese bowls, including a Bizen pottery stoneware chawan, and an Ando pottery stoneware shino glaze chawan, and another Ando pottery yunomi. Depth 14 cm max. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Richard Berkett, porcelain sculptural vase, with brown and red glaze signed. Height 42 x 40 cm
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Two small Japanese Seto pottery stoneware dishes, and an Onda pottery one, 1960s. Depth 14.5 cm max. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Beate Kuhn (Germany), 'Sequence Wall', green glazed stoneware sculptural form, circa 1992. Length 54 cm (small repair). Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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A Tamba pottery stoneware pickle container, with cane handle. Width 13 cm. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Michael Mason (UK), 'Piranha Bite', white unglazed stoneware stylised fish sculpture, circa 1994. Length 40 cm. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Katharine West (Ireland), 'La Cote Nu', large white unglazed stoneware form, 1994. Length 92 cm. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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David Brokenshire, porcelain flat form, signed; together with three small Neale Robertson vases, signed. Depth 14 cm. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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John Hopkins (USA), large stoneware hanging plaque, 1983 Depth 43 cm. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Vasile Lihor Laza (Romania), 'Vault Form I, II, III, IV', four piece stoneware sculpture, each piece opens to reveal inner sculpture, circa 1993 signed height 21 cm
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Howard Koerth (USA), 'Ritual Vessel (45) III.93', stoneware sculptural form with textured surface signed height 37 cm
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Ikedo Yoshiro (Japan), Raku fired globular form, circa 1980 signed height 26 cm
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Terry Davies (Australia), 'Sea Theme, Jar', large black and white vase, 1991. Height 50 cm
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Peter John Simpson (UK), 'Carcassone Too', large sculptural winged form, 1992. Height 81 cm. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Hans Meeuwsen (the Netherlands), 'Cut Tower', diamond shaped pottery sculpture, circa 1992. Height 78 cm, width 29 cm. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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KakuKahu Hayasai (Japan), 'Monument of Peace', large earthenware hill form, 1991 height 78 cm, width 72 cm. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Valerija Liagaudiene (Lithuania), 'Existence', white unglazed porcelain grid pyramid (5 sections), circa 1992. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Yoshitaka Kato (Japan), 'Coming From Sea', large porcelain decorative vase with light blue glaze, 1992. Height 53 cm, width 55 cm. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Junko Kitoh (Japan), 'The Red Pipes', seven raku fired tube sculptures, circa 1993. Height 50 cm max. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Udai Lal Kishan Lal Kumbar (India), 'Mural of Molela', terracotta wall plaque with high relief decoration, 1991. Height 640. Provenance: The Auckland Society of Potters collection
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Martin Poppelwell, large unglazed waisted earthenware vase, painted with a deconstructed grid on a white ground inscribed 'Gridwork', signed with artist's mark and dated MMIV (2004). Height 45 cm
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Martin Poppelwell, smaller unglazed waisted earthenware vase, painted with a deconstructed grid on a white ground with a cross in relief signed 'M. Poppelwell 2004' Height 39.5 cm
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Martin Poppelwell, large waisted earthenware vase, painted with a deconstructed grid on a white ground, with crackled glazed inscribed 'Gridwork', signed with artist's mark and dated MMIV (2004) height 44 cm
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Patricia Perrin, large impressive stoneware vase, with poured glaze height 36 cm
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Len Castle, small stoneware hanging form, with umber pigment surface. Depth 200nn
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Len Castle, hanging form, with textured surface decoration. Length 33 cm width 25 cm
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Chris Weaver porcelain teapot, with bent wood handle
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Chris Weaver, black glazed porcelain teapot, with pegged kauri handle
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Chris Weaver, celadon glazed porcelain dish, with pegged kauri handles
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Chris Weaver, black glazed porcelain dish, with kauri handles
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Denis O Connor, stoneware coffee pot
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Denis O Connor, porcelain bowl, with geometric decoration
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Warren Tippet, circular dish hand painted, with palms in a landscape signed Depth 27 cm
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Warren Tippett, stoneware wine jar, ash glazed height 28 cm
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Warren Tippett, large and impressive wall mural, with an abstract geometric design made up 49 individual hand painted tiles. 108 x 108 cm
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Len Castle, stoneware globular vase, with textured umber pigmented surface impressed initials height 18 cm
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Len Castle, Shino glazed stoneware vase, with 'Pinched' rim impressed initials height 21 cm
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Len Castle, large cylindrical stoneware brushpot, with textured surface with grey and cream ash glazes impressed initials height 29.5 cm
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Len Castle, stoneware pear-shaped vase, with tenmoku glaze impressed initials height 25 cm
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Len Castle, cylindrical stoneware brushpot, with textured surface with grey and cream ash glazes impressed initials height 20 cm
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Len Castle, three early stoneware planters, unglazed with textured surface impressed mark Depth 25 cm max
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Len Castle, three early stoneware planters, unglazed with textured surface impressed mark Depth 22.5 cm max
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Len Castle, two early stoneware planters, unglazed with textured surface, impressed mark. Depth 18.5 cm max. Together with Peter cape, Please touch - a Survey of the three-Dimensional arts in New Zealand , Collins, Auckland, 1980
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Len Castle, press moulder discoid vase, with burnt umber pigmented surface impressed mark height 35 cm
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Len Castle, Sulphurous bowl, of hemispherical form, with crackled sulphur glaze impressed initials to base Depth 44 cm
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Len Castle, Crater lake bowl, with alkaline blue glaze to the well and textured sculptured cavetto incised initials Depth 48 cm
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Len Castle, large earthenware platter, with alkaline blue glaze impressed initials width 44 cm
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Len Castle, hanging form bottle vase, with impressed spiral decoration and textured umber pigmented surface impressed initials height 39 cm
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Len Castle, stoneware avian bowl, with umber pigment, ash glazed well impressed initials width 24 cm
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Len Castle, unusual large hanging form ribbed bottle vase, textured umber pigmented surface incised initials height 44 cm (two tiny chips)
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Len Castle, unusual stoneware double-aperture hanging form, with textured umber pigmented surface width 40 cm
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Len Castle, porcelain red glazed bowl, and an octagonal platter (damaged) both marked width 31 cm max
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Len Castle, unusual porcelain celadon dish, with incised fish decoration impressed initials Depth 21 cm
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Len Castle, two small bowls, the first with brown marble-type glaze, the second with green ash glaze. Depth 21 cm max
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