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Fine & Applied Art Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:168
Sale Title:Fine & Applied Art AuctionLots with images:7
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:101
Date:27-May-2008
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A Luke Adams vase of inverted ovoid form, with relief moulded decoration of windmill, figures and hunting scene, tan glaze, height 13.7 cm
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A Luke Adams hunting jug with inverted ovoid body, relief moulded decoration of windmill, figures and hunting scene, rich tan glaze with original kiln burn to one area, height 18.5 cm
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A Luke Adams rich blue glazed vase of ovoid form with relief moulded wheat sheaf repeating design to the shoulder, height 14.7 cm
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A Luke Adams jardiniere of cylindrical tapered form, shaped rim, relief moulded decoration of the New Zealand tui in oval panels, radiating ridged base, rich brown glaze. Height 15.5 cm
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A rare early Luke Adams small teapot with rich green/brown/blue Majolica glaze to the spherical body, lid and incised spout and handle, height 12 cm
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A Luke Adams baluster vase, with rich deep green glaze, oval back stamp, minor chips to rim. Height 22 cm
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A Luke Adams wall pocket modelled as a large pinecone in sharp relief, green glaze. Height 19.3 cm
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A Luke Adams wall pocket, the oval flat plaque back supporting the pinecone in full relief, rich deep green glaze, stamped oval mark to back. Height 15.2 cm
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A Luke Adams 'New Zealand style' press-moulded Staffordshire mantle dog of recumbent form with leaf scroll decorated base, mid green/brown glaze, oval stamped mark to base, length 230, height 15.5 cm Note: See 'New Zealand Pottery' by Gail Henry New Edition 1999, page 87 for similar example
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A Luke Adams 'New Zealand style' press moulded Staffordshire mantle dog similar to above in rich brown 'Rockingham' type glaze, unmarked, length 244, height 15.5 cm
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Two Luke Adams pieces, a cylindrical vase with rich green glaze and a compressed spherical smaller vase with green-brown glaze. Heights 140 and 7.5 cm
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A Luke Adams tapered tall vase with waisted neck, clear glaze interior, the exterior unglazed with firing colouration, oval stamp to base. Height 23.2 cm
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A Luke Adams press moulded basket for flowers, off-white stoneware type body with twisted handles and stylised relief decoration to the body, the exterior unglazed, clear glaze to the interior. Length 212
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A Luke Adams teapot of bound cane and ribbon design with rustic branch form handle, brown glaze over the pale stoneware type body. Height 16.5 cm
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A Luke Adams small squat spherical vase with Majolica type glaze in colours of brown, green and blue over the buff body. Height 86
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An early colonial salt glaze figural book end as a horse's head in profile with D-form base, well modelled in relief with metallic speckled dark brown salt glaze over the brick and pipe red clay, repaired crack. Height 156.mm
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A rare Homebush mantle dog, the orange brick clay body with clear to green salt glaze with patches of kiln drip 'gems', incised hand modelled finishing to the moulded form, height 27 cm. Note: The demand for memories of England to many early settlers was strong, as the fashion for these 'mantle dogs' was strong in England, so it became here
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A 'Christchurch Brick Co. Ltd.' blue glazed opium burner, of squat spherical form and cylindrical neck, with wide band of coggled decoration, mottled glaze, impressed mark, diameter 11.5 cm. Note: It is recorded by Gail Henry in 'pottery in New Zealand', 'The Products Back Stamped', 'Christchurch Brick Company' are amongst the most competently potted and glazed of any early New Zealand wares', it is also interesting that there was a need to produce such items as this opium burner, obviously the growing…
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A rare Luke Adams umbrella stand of cylindrical form with tapered base, entirely decorated with various bands of leaf and lozenge, grape vine and lion and shield armorials, variable rich green glaze over the buff body, minor chipping to top rim. Height 63.5 cm
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A pair of Christchurch Brick Company (attributed) heavy salt glazed pedestal urns of classical form, with wide flared panelled rim, shell and scroll, half lobed bodies sitting on a flared square base, all above a square section pedestal with classical applied wreath, green salt gems all over, some repairs. Height 88.5 cm
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A colonial New Zealand Whau pottery planter of classical pedestal form, the curved rim with fruiting grapevine decoration, the body with four classically draped semi-naked women above the lobed base and tapered pedestal with octagonal foot, salt glazed. Some repairs. Height 55 cm
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A rare Woodnorth press-moulded vase, of tall baluster trough form, relief moulded decoration of floral sprays and leaves, typical Woodnorth brown and green Majolica type glaze effects over the buff body, some glaze frits. Height 18 cm
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A rare George Boyd Newton pottery 'Dolphin Flower Pot and Stand', the jardiniere decorated with cherubs, some riding dolphins, in repeating panels on a stand with three classically styled dolphins supporting the upper dish with their tails, on triform base, variable rich blue glaze, small repair and minor chip to base, the jardiniere with impressed oval Makers mark. Note: Mention has been made that these pieces were specifically for display at the Dunedin exhibition of. This piece is extremely finely…
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A rare named William Neighbours pottery vase, of wide baluster from with circular slab form foot, the body inscribed '..Neighbours Waimangaroa Westport' with rich brown salt glaze and darker red-brown highlights and inscription, some what indistinct. Height 17.8 cm. Named or marked pieces of early colonial pottery are rare to have full inscription to the body is most unusual
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Four early colonial small pots includes squat Stour Ware vase, Luke Adams decorated green vase, T. N. Lovatt bowl and 'Saint George's Jam Works Dunedin' jar
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Two early colonial New Zealand pottery pieces includes wide ovoid bodied vase with quality streaky brown glaze and slender ovoid vase attributed to the Milton Pottery, with typical rich Majolica blue-brown glaze, flake chips to rim. Heights 17.5 cm and 150 cm
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An early Bendigo wide squat spherical vase with rich variable brown glaze, impressed mark to base. Diameter 18 cm, height 12 cm
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A Luke Adams squat spherical vase with rich brown glaze, impressed mark to the base 'Valentyne..Wellington'. Diameter 15 cm
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A Temuka pottery bulldog heater, the moulded base in full relief as a bulldog with black glaze, the back supporting an open basket with heater attachment and chrome reflector shield of shell form. Length 24 cm, height 34.5 cm overall
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A Temuka ware wall pocket of strong angular Art Deco and cruciform, with four openings to the top, mottled blue-grey glaze, printed mark to back, height 27.5 cm Note: An example of the same form with different decoration is illustrated to the cover of the 'New Zealand Pottery' book by Gail Henry, New Edition 1999
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A Temuka tobacco humidor from the Toplis/Miller period in relief decoration with Maori designs, the lid as a bust of a Maori chief, with a rich mid-green glaze, height 275, the base with a star crack. Note: Hori Ngakapa Te Whanaunga the Maori chief represented to the lid of this piece, led the attack on Martins farm at Otahu (near Auckland) about 1863
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A 'Temuka ware' porcelain figure of sailor duck, green glazewith hands to his sides, and open beak, printed 'Temuka ware' in black to base. Height 18 cm
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A 'Temuka ware' porcelain figure of sailor duck standing with hands to his sides and with open beak, variable brown glaze, printed ' Temuka ware' in black to base, chip to beak. Height 17.5 cm
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An Ambrico 'Specials Department' trickle glazed blue jay figure on sculptured base, pale green glaze effect. Height 8 cm
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An Ambrico 'Specials Department' trickle glaze rabbit figure in crouching form with pale grey, blue and green glaze, incised fractional number to base. Length 123
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An Ambrico trickle glaze elephant, variable brown/tan glaze with red highlights. Length 14 cm, height 18.5 cm
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An Ambrico trickle glaze elephant, variable blue glaze. Length 14 cm, height 9 cm
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An Ambrico trickle glaze elephant, variable green/pale greys. Length 14 cm, height 8.5 cm
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An Ambrico trickle glaze elephant, variable pale blue-green glaze. Length 14 cm, height 8.5 cm
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An Ambrico trickle glaze jaguar, in a prowling stance, variable brown glaze. Length 138, height 7.5 cm
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An Ambrico trickle glaze lion, with large mane, variable brown/tan glaze. Length 15 cm, height 10.7 cm
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An early Crown Lynn trickle glaze jug modelled as Mickey Mouse, variable brown/tan glaze, his open mouth as the spout, fractional mark to base. Height 11.2 cm
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An Ambrico rare form handled vase, the ovoid body with wide flat-topped handles, lustrous deep purple and pale glaze, stamped and incised marks to base, height 14 cm
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A pair of early Crown Lynn seated polar bear bookends from their specials department (early Crown Lynn) with trickle glaze in deep red and green-brown glaze, minor flaw to base, plaster filled. Height 9.5 cm
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A Wally Silva squat vase painted by E.J. Lewis with floral posies on mottled brown ground, signed, impressed '39' to base. Diameter 15.3 cm
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An Ambrico 'Specials Department' trickle glaze lamp base, the ovoid body with waisted base to the tall tapered neck, exceptionally glazed in mottled blue/brown with purple highlights, original glazed cord hold to base and lamp fitting to top with kauri plug, height 315 overall
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A Crown Lynn 'Specials Department' figure of the hippopotamus 'Khama' modelled after the Auckland Zoo hippopotamus of that name, black glaze, impressed number to base, '207', length 15.5 cm
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Five various early Crown Lynn pieces, includes three vases, egg cup and ashtray
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An early Crown Lynn tall vase with bulbous body and wide cylindrical neck, variable mid and pale green glaze, label to base 'Regal, hand potted ware'. Height 256.mm
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A Crown Lynn 'N.Z.R.' railway cup and saucer, with blue crown logo
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A Crown Lynn 'N.Z.R.' railway cup and saucer, as above
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A Crown Lynn Frank Carpay bowl with pale blue glaze and red and green-banded border, tiki mark. Diameter 19.3 cm
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A Crown Lynn wall pocket of tapered panelled form with rope decoration, matt white glaze, tiki back stamp. Height 22 cm
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A Crown Lynn medium size handcrafted vase of stepped spherical form, matt white glaze, printed blue mark. Note: The handcrafted examples typically have fine art detailing. Incised shape number '15'. Height 18.2 cm
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Crown Lynn hand potted vase of baluster form decorated with stylised florals in red yellow green and black on the white ground, printed mark, height 17.5 cm
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A small Crown Lynn vase, hand potted in terracotta with textured band, matt and gloss black glaze. Tiki back stamp. Height 10.5 cm
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An Ambrico unusual form trickle glaze vase with ovoid body and ringed tapered cylindrical neck, variable pale blue and green glaze with impressed shape number to base, '.56.', chip to rim. Height 18.5 cm
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A large Crown Lynn Hand Crafted vase, shape number 'H24', with spherical step ridged body and flared neck, matt white glaze, printed marks. Height 24 cm
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A medium Crown Lynn hand potted vase of ovoid form with stepped bands to the base, matt white glaze, some crazing, printed marks. Height 18.5 cm
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A pair of Crown Lynn Wharetana ware bookends, as stylised reclining Maori figures supported by Maori carved posts and plinths, impressed model number '020' to base of each, green dominant glaze with variable brown over glaze to post and plinth. Height 145 cm. Length 135 cm
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A unique rare Harry Hargreaves of Crown Lynn vase, modelled with four dolls' heads in high relief to the swollen body of the standard Crown Lynn #21 shape, with clear glaze and cream finish, flake to rim. Diameter 17.5 cm Note: Hargreaves fingerprints to the interior, left when dipping in glaze. Incised to base 'To Jessy from Harry'. We presume Jessy knew Harry and commissioned or was maybe giftedthis unique work
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A Crown Lynn large white swan with bill to neck, matt glaze and impressed number to base, '.17 cm.' Length 32 cm
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A Crown Lynn 'Santa Barbara' ball handled cup and saucer, designed by Dorothy Thorpe in matt pale yellow colourway to the cup exterior and lineal scrolling decoration to the saucer, printed marks
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Three Te Rona ware pieces, jug and sugar in the Wedgwood jasperware style, brown glaze and small jug with kiwi in relief
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Five small terracotta tiles, three decorated with two Maori figures in a waka and two with tiki forms, matt clear glaze over the dark terracotta body. Each approx. 95 x 7.5 cm
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A pair of small Maori decorated character jugs, the male decorated with full moko and crown type band to top rim, the other as a long haired female, the rim as a floral band, in relief with brown glaze, one impressed mark to base 'Waiheke'. Height 77
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A Titian Studios bathroom shelf with mildly curved front, transfer decorated in colours with exotic fish, moulded name to base. Length 47
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A Titian pottery leaping brown trout figure with wave form dish base, naturalistically painted in colours, impressed mark, 'Titian Studio' to base and number 'J.107.' Height 17 cm
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H. McHugh, Tasmania, squat wide baluster form vase, with rich cobalt glaze with green and mustard highlights, wide open neck, incised marks to base. Height 15 cm, width 19.5 cm
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A Joanna Constantinidis tall square section vase with thick pale variable glaze over a dark matt partial glaze with old label to base 'Joanna Constantinidis, in the Craftsman Association of Great Britain'. Height 37.3 cm
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Two old small crucibles of tapered form, used in the Coromandel area
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A Catherine Terrey 'Tiki studio pottery' figurine of a classical woman in long ball gown painted in a deep red and pink dress with gold highlights, impressed marks to base. Height 24 cm
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Elizabeth Lissaman squat vase, clear glaze over a dark brown body, painted band of floral decoration around the shoulder, name painted in full on the base, with date code for 1945. Diamter 10 cm
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Elizabeth Lissaman rare and early small jug, painted coastline decoration with flying seagulls, glazed in blues and green, painted name to the base, and date code for 1930. Small chips to the rim. Height 9 cm
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Elizabeth Lissaman plate painted with three flowers inside a border, incised on the base and date code for 1984, diameter 23 cm .
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Elizabeth Lissaman plate painted with three birds, signed on the base and date code for 1984, diameter 25 cm
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Elizabeth Lissaman jug, teal coloured glaze, height 13 cm, incised name to the base and date coding for 198.5 cm
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An Elizabeth Lissaman wide vase of ovoid form, the green glazed exterior with a wide band of repeating curvelinear design in colours of blue, yellow, green and black, small chip to the rim and some crazing. Full signature and date coding to the base for 1934. Height 13 cm, width 19 cm
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An Elizabeth Lissaman pottery vase formed as a stylised bird with openings to head and tail, sculptured flowers and leaves to back, painted highlights in blue and green, incised signature and date code for 1988 to base. Length 123
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An Elizabeth Lissaman small good luck charm of stylised figural form, incised and painted decoration as a Maori figure, monogrammed to base. Height 6.5 cm
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Briar Gardner jug, squat shape with large handle, matt glaze in shades of blue and green, incised name to the base, height 17 cm
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A Briar Gardner vase of cylindrical squat form with stepped tapered base, rich green, blue and yellow glaze, incised signature to base. Height 112, width 12.5 cm
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A Briar Gardner rare Maori design vase with spherical body and flared rim, and a wide band of incised lineal and curved repeating decoration through the green glaze, some firing marks. Height 13.7 cm
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A Briar Gardner tapered vase with exceptional glaze effects with the thin semi-metallic dark grey-blue ground in dribbled over glaze of various blue and green lustrous colourways. Incised signature and date to base '17/7/36'. Height 17.7 cm
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A Briar Gardner small trough form vase in variable green and brown glaze, incised signature to base. Length 17 cm
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A Jova Rancich wide bodied jug in typical Majolica streaky blue, green, yellow and brown glaze over the buff body, solid strap handle, impressed marks to base, small glaze chip to spout. Height 13.2 cm
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A Jova Rancich large tankard of tapered form with two section handle, rich mustard glaze, incised marks to base 'Made In Nw Lynn Titirangi Rd J R & co', small frit to rim. Height 17.5 cm
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Three Helen Mason pieces, a bowl with flower head type design and a jug and small vase
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A Helen Mason circular bowl, the well with partial blue and olive green glaze on pale mauve, impressed mark. Diameter 24
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A Jova Rancich jug with sculptured rim, variable deep blue glaze, incised marks to base, hairline cracks. Height 12.5 cm
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A Jova Rancich trough form vase with rich brown glaze, impressed marks to base. Length 33.5 cm
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Juliet Peter wall plaque 'Birds in a Tree', incised decoration, colour in blue tan and soft red, artist's mark to back and date '92, length 36
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A large Len Castle jug with variable pale grey/ash grey over tenmoku. Impressed mark to base c.1970/80. Height 23.5 cm
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Len Castle blue Chun glazed bowl, stamped seal mark near the base, diameter 15 cm
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Len Castle wine carafe, applied medallion, brown oxide glaze, stamped seal mark, height 24 cm .
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Len Castle Shino glazed bowl, stamped seal mark, diameter 19 cm
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Len Castle ceremonial pouring vessel, grey-green glaze, stamped mark, height 18 cm
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Len Castle ribbed jar, rich brown glaze, converted to a lamp base, stamped mark near the base, height 30 cm
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Len Castle pale green celadon bowl (A/F) and two small dishes with trailed decoration (one A/F), stamped marks to all, diameters 145, 10 cm, 10 cm
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Len Castle lidded box, starfish design, pale green celadon glaze, stamped mark to the base, diameter 9 cm
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