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Maori Artefacts, Oceanic Arts & Decorative Arts — Webb's

Auction House:Webb'sNumber of lots recorded:355
Sale Title:Maori Artefacts, Oceanic Arts & Decorative ArtsLots with images:339
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:215
Date:24-Sep-2009
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The Ryman Collection.
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A Maori carved stone sinker with Notch details, together with two other sinkers. recovered dune/beach, Gisborne area
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Maori carved stone adze recovered dune/beach, Gisborne area
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Maori basalt stone chisel, together with several obsidian flakes.recovered dune/beach, Gisborne area
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A Sea Mammal Bone Fragment, recovered dune/beach Gisborne area. Length 22 cm Width 10.5 cm
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An iron trade Tomahawk head. Length 11.8 cm. Width 8 cm, sold together with two shaped nail fish hooks and a larger shaped nail hook. Recovered dune /beach Gisborne area
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Eight Musket Balls and Two Clay Pipe Bowls with a Dark Green Glass Bottle Fragment, recovered dune/beach Gisborne area
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A carved wooden Patu. Length 36.2 cm
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A Carved Wooden Folk Art Stylised Maori Tekoteko Figurehead, with Paua shell inlay to the eyes and russet paint remnants to the weathered surfaces. Height 78.5 cm
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A pair of 20th century Maori carved bookends, each carved as an ancestral figure in relief flanked by two incised carved profile heads and notched linear designs, in stained kauri. Height 18 cm
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A Maori contemporary greenstone pounamou mere. Length 36.5 cm
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Carved Wooden Pipe and Stem with Rauru Spirals, featured on each side. A Rauru type face features on front of pipe bowl with protruding tongue. Circa 1900
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A Maori taniko weaving band, muka kaupapa; burgundy, black and white taniko patterns of alternating triangles. Length 83 cm. Width 5.5 cm
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Maori Flax Piupiu
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A 20th Century Woven Kete, the vegetable fibres with a stained black pattern
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An early 20th century folk art Maori carved pencil case, with paua shell eye inlay and dark stained. Note; some faults including structural loss. Length 23.6 cm. Width 5.4 cm. Height 3.5 cm
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Stone Adze Head of Dark Grey Agrillite, Ground on back and front. Chipped. Length 7.6 cm
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Stone adze head of green Greywacke, ground on front, back and sides only hammer dressed. Length 16.6 cm
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Stone Adze of Greywacke, finely hammer dressed on all surfaces. . Length 15 cm
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Stone Adze of Green / Grey Greywacke, Sold with one other stone. Broad Bladed tapering to narrow point. Mainly hammer dressed with small area of grinding. L23 cm
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Stone Adze Head of Dark Green Greywacke, sharply defined lacteral edges with deep rectangular cross section.Chipped. L18.4 cm
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Pounamu Adze Head with a Stone Adze Head, recovered from battle site near New Plymouth. Circa 1964. Length 7.2 cm and Length 6.1 cm respectively
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Maori stone sharpening tool, recovered from battle site near new Plymouth, circa 1964. Length 11.5 cm. Width 5.5 cm
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Three Shark Lure Portions and a Worked Sea Mammal Tooth. Also offered are two unworked sea mammal teeth and a single vertebrae
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Maori anchor stone, recovered dune/beach Gisborne area
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Three Maori anchor stones plus one other. recovered dune/beach Gisborne area
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Maori stone adze, recovered dune/beach Gisborne area
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Two Maori stone adzes, recovered dune/beach Gisborne area
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Four Maori stone adzes, recovered dune/beach Gisborne area
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Two Maori stone adzes, recovered dune/beach Gisborne area
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Three Maori fish hooks, recovered dune/beach Gisborne area
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Maori bone pendant and Maori Mako shark tooth pendant, recovered dune/beach Gisborne area
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Two Maori Argillite stone mere, butt segments only. 19th century length 23.7 cm. Height 16.5 cm
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Maori Stone Adze, Recovered dune/beach Gisborne area
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Maori stone large adze, recovered dune/beach Gisborne area
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Maori stone adze, recovered dune/beach Gisborne area
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Maori large stone adze, in two pieces. recovered dune/beach Gisborne area
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An early 19th century Patu Paraoa crafted from dense whale bone, possibly sperm whale, in spatula form with grip terminating as flared butt with double ridge. Muka tua attached. Provenance; Gisborne area, gifted to the vendor's ancestors during the 19th century
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A Waka Huia Carved by Master Carver, Pineamine Taiapa, Ngati Porou. Strong Rauponga carving across the body at the vessel extending to opposite heads with Raperape carving on the crest of each, Paua inlaid eyes and tongues protruding. Provenance; carved as a wedding gift to an East Coast relative of the vendor, 1930s. Note some faults
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Maori greenstone pendant, later suspension ring. recovered dune/beach Gisborne area
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Maori whale bone pendant, recovered dune/beach Gisborne area
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Maori pale greenstone pendant, later suspension ring. recovered dune/beach Gisborne area
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A 19th century carved Taiaha, of dark brown finish with good patination, the shaft of oval section, the distal end flares to a flat paddle shape which has been carved on both sides with h'h' and pakati, whakarare and unaunahi type patterning, the central shaft through to the tongue is uncarved, the tongue is fully carved on both surfaces in rauru type spiral pattern. All eye insets missing including insets to shaft at distal end. Some damage. Length 148 cm
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A small carved Tewhatewha, the shaft of oval section, the distal end terminates to a point. A carved janus face decorates the shaft approximately 3/4 from the end, the blade has a suspension hole below for attachments. Good patination. Length 96 cm
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A 19th century shark hook fashioned from a bronze Nail by the Pakeha Maori, John Rutherford, Rutherford received the moko and was also known as the 'Tattoed Englishman'. Provenance; gifted to the vendor's father from a Maori elder who at that time was living at Te Kaha. Three hooks had reputedly been made by Rutherford and gifted to the elder's ancestors, this being one of the examples
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A kiwi feather cloak, the feather cloak with muka kaupapapa (base) of double pair twining. Shaping evident. Small area of fringing at each top edge corner. Remanants of muka tie cords also visible. Kiwi feathers form a band below top edge and down both sides. Kiwi feathers are also across the front surface in diagonal rows. A band of white feathers sits at the bottom third followed by a band of red feathers (kaka) and then another wide band of white with green triangles. A few pink and blue feathers are…
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A Maori sewing box, the lid interior carved with rauronga pattern and compartments to take scissors, thimble, needle, whalebone cotton reel and pins all of which are present. Width 13.2 cm Diameter 5 cm Height 1.8 cm
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An Arts & Crafts, Liberty & Co. Maori carved pipe, with sterling silver collar, the bowl carved with a Maori gentleman with a moustache. Length 13 cm
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A Maori Hazard's baby Repeater Winchester model 1906.22 calibre rifle, manufactured 1922, the gun butt Maori carved on both sides with a naturalistic face in profile on the upper edge, one side has a large rauro type spiral below with whakarare pattern above. Other side has weku type face below with whakarare pattern above. Band of spirals with notching carved on underside of butt. This rifle is in working condition. This style of rifle was a favourite for poachers in the late 19th century
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A large Taiaha with paua inlaid eyes. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of the Wagner Museum, Houhora. Y registration pending. Length 130 cm
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An Early 20th Century Maori Walking Stick, finely carved along its length. A lizard in relief decorates the knob. Height 79 cm
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A Folk Art Naï¿1/2ve Carved Maori Inkstand of oblong form and decorated with two simple carved heads with Paua inlay and with two bakelite ink wells. Width 21.2 cm Diameter 14 cm Height 4.5 cm
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A Pair of 20th century Maori Carved Bookends, each carved as an ancestral figure in relief flanked by two incised carved profile heads and notched linear designs, in stained Kauri with metal backing. Height 18 cm
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A Pair of Carved Maori Bookends, similar to the above lot, finished in a darker stain. Height 12.5 cm
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A Pair of Carved Bellows with Maori Motives in Lightly Stained Kauri, the upper section with a spiral carved face and Paua inlay, brass and leather fittings (some small age related faults). Length 34.5 cm
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A Pair of Folk Art Small Bellows in Poker Worked Kauri, with some random rafter patterns beneath red paint. Note; some faults. Length 33.8 cm
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A Carved Maori Inkstand, the single covered large ink well and pen rest elevated above a scroll and faces carved base, Paua shell inlays. Width 20.5 cm Diameter 14 cm
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A carved kauri lizard, the body decorated with carved Maori patterns and paua shell inset eyes. 20th century. L47 cm
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A Small Rectangular Mirror Covered in Maori Motifs Height 20.1 cm Width 5 cm
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A Folk Art Carved Occasional Table, Circa 1930. The circular top fully carved in Moari motif with a large central mask bordered by scroll patterns, supported on three carved feet
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A Carved Maori Inkstand, with a single covered glass well flanked by two relief carved heads, each with Paua shell eye inlay. Width 22.6 cm D12 cm
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A Pair of Carved Maori Bookends, the almost circular faces carved in relief with Paua shell inlay to the eyes. Height 15.8 cm
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A New Zealand trinket box of Native timbers, of rectangular form, the hinged lid mounted with four paua shell bird shapes and a central NZ, the box base mounted with four tiki figures in paua shell. Width 27 cm diameter 19 cm. Height 9 cm
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An early 20th century Kiwiana firescreen, width 74 cm. Height 70.2 cm
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A Kauri Boxed Chess Set the sliding lid with an incised carved stylised Maori pattern, the turned chess pieces with hand carved details. Note; some small chips to box. Width 18.2 cm Diameter 8.4 cm Height 7.2 cm
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A Pair of Carved Maori Bookends, in Kauri. Height 14 cm
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A pair of carved wooden busts, Tutanekai and Hinemoa with incised and stained facial features, signed Hemi. Height 24 cm
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A New Zealand Maori Carved Trinket Box, rectangular form with notch and linear carving to the five surfaces and finished in a dark stain. Width 16.2 cm D10.8 cm Height 9 cm
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A New Zealand folk art Maori Chief wall plaque in wood, the simplistic portrait enclosed by a painted flowering Kowai bough and a border of finely impressed floral details. Diam.25 cm
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A Pokerwork Square Box Decorated with Pohutukawa Flowers, width 18.9 cm Height 7.6 cm
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A kauri table lamp base, both sides finely carved with tiki figures, the base inlaid with paua shell, early 20th century
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A New Zealand folk art Poker work and Fantail painted trinket box, the bird depicted on flowering Rata. Diam.14 cm. Height 6 cm
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A Souvenir Ware Kauri Kiwi Inkstand Carved by Wiremu Kutuheri, with an old porcelain inkwell insert. Width 16.2 cm Diameter 7.5 cm Height 9.5 cm
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A Maori Folk Art Carved Tiki Figure Lamp Base with a Kowhaiwhai Patterned Shade, the figure's eyes with Paua shell inlay. Overall Height 66 cm
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A Sailor-Made Ship in a Bottle, a model of the Uss Monowai. Length 27 cm
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A New Zealand Native brown trout, mounted in a shaped glass fronted cabinet
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A late 19th century New Zealand Folk Art Gum Diggers Miniature Tools in a Bottle, the carved wood composition arranged in a vertical bottle filled with a clear liquid
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A New Zealand Shipping Company Advertisement, colour lithograph. Framed. Height 15 cm long79 cm
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A half model Hull 'No. 404 Sandpump', the ivorine information plaque also with 'Dimensions 145' x 30' x 13' Lobnitz & Co, Renfrew, 1893', the wood-constructed half model mounted on a shaped wood wall plaque. Note; some structure loss to hull. Wall plaque. Width 116.2 cm. Height 28.7 cm
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A New Zealand naive oil painting by Edith Price, title inscribed, signed and dated Stewart Island, Edith Price, Belgrave 1901 verso. Requires restoration. Height 85 cm. Width 92 cm
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A New Zealand Made Folk Art Pacific Island Moonlight Scene, a three dimensional picture in a gilt frame. Signed front and reserve P.H Keyes, 1933, Fielding. Height 38.5 cm Width 32 cm
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A Colonial collector's cabinet, the base with two glazed sliding doors above three frieze drawers, the shallow upper section again with two glazed sliding doors opening to an interior of two simple shelves. Width 105 cm. Diameter 39 cm. Height 160.5 cm
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A Post Card Album of Travel and Pacific Content
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A Post Card Album of New Zealand Content, West Coast South Island
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A large post card album, New Zealand South Island content including towns, settlements, shipping, scenic, greetings etc
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A post card album, featuring a large collection of United Kingdom subjects
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A small post card album, port Arthur, Adelaide and mixed including sign of Takahe
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A post card album, mixed content, including New Zealand subjects, Ontario, and Australia
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A post card album, New Zealand and mixed including a selection of N.Z. International Exhibition, 1906-7, some stamped 'Posted at the top of N.Z.I.E. Tower'
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A post card album, New Zealand content, South Island towns and mixed including several of the funerals of Mrs Martin (Huria Matenga) May 2 1909, and Hemi Matenga, 1912. Maori pa (the Maori Pah) Nelson
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A Post Card Album, New Zealand and Mixed Content
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A post card album, second half 20th century New Zealand
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A Collection of Fourteen New Zealand Black and White Press Photographs, circa 1929 - 1950. Subjects include; Auckland waterfront strike, Kiwi with wooden leg, Four Square truck, Maori carpenters and construction of state houses. Two with New Zealand Herald stamps verso, most with captions. All mounted. Height 29.7 cm Width 3.3 cm
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A Maori ceremonial hoe canoe paddle, attributed to Jacob William Heberley (Hakopa Heperi) 1849 -1906, of dark stained wood, the blade ornately carved with tiki figures with inset paua eyes on a Rauponga ground, the shaft carved with a weku head, terminating in an upturned fist, symbol of the Rangitu faith, the reverse carved with Rauponga. Height 160 cm. Width 13 cm
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A fine Waka Huia, attributed to Jacob William Heberly (Hakopa Heperi) 1849-1906, the dark brown wooden vessel of oval shape with two projecting carved faces at either end, two large faces at centre on opposite sides continues as a raised band across middle section of the lid, two mirrored Koruru heads on opposite ends of the lid, the tongues of which act as fittings to secure the lid to the base section. Height 51.5 cm. Width 14.4 cm. Diameter 14.5 cm
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A fine 19th century lidded urn, circular on pedestal with lid, pedestal base and stem with wharkarare and whakatara patterns, two Kuri (dogs) on the pedestal, stem with Janis type face with circular paua insets, the bowl and lid with rauru spiral patterns, the lid with a knob formed as two Kuri dogs, attributed to Piwiki Horohau. A smaller example held on permanent display in the Auckland Museum collection. Possibly a paton used to prepare and distribute holy bread for communion. Height 29 cm. Diameter 13…
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19th century Amo barge supports, carved with two stylised figures standing in relief, notched decoration all over, with some conservation. Height 243 cm Width 35 cm Diameter 4.5 cm Height 234 cm Width 34.4 cm Diameter 6 cm
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19th century Amo Barge Supports, carved with two stylised figures standing in relief, notched decoration all over, with some conservation. Height 243 cm Width 35 cm Diameter 4.5 cm Height 234 cm Width 34.4 cm Diameter 6 cm
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A Square Earthenware by Len Castle Bowl, the rolled border with rounded corners. A varigated blue-green glaze. Potters mark in relief on the underside. Height 36 cm Width 36.5 cm
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A leaf shaped stoneware bowl by Len Castle, with red speckled glaze, impressed potters mark on foot. Height 13.6 cm. Width 28.5 cm
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