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New Zealand & Other Studio Pottery — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:253
Sale Title:New Zealand & Other Studio PotteryLots with images:252
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:214
Date:11-Mar-2024
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Graham Ambrose bubble glaze orb vase the pale grey glaze on dark ground. Height 23.5 cm. Note: this unique high fired bubble glaze is one of four pieces made in the early 1980's. Provenance: from the personal collection of the maker Graham Ambrose, held in his private collection since creation.
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Graham Ambrose bubble glaze long bottle vase the pale grey glaze on dark ground, long tapered cylindrical body. Impressed potters mark to base. Height 54 cm. Note: this unique high fired bubble glaze is one of four pieces made late 1990's early 2000's. Provenance: from the personal collection of the maker Graham Ambrose, held in his private collection since creation.
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Graham Ambrose bubble glaze long bottle vase the pale grey glaze on dark ground, long tapered cylindrical body. Impressed potters mark to base. Height 51 cm. Note: this unique high fired bubble glaze is one of four pieces made late 1990's early 2000's. Provenance: from the personal collection of the maker Graham Ambrose, held in his private collection since creation.
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Graham Ambrose bubble glaze long bottle vase the pale grey glaze on dark ground, long tapered cylindrical body. Impressed potters mark to base. Height 48.5 cm. Note: this unique high fired bubble glaze is one of four pieces made late 1990's early 2000's. Provenance: from the personal collection of the maker Graham Ambrose, held in his private collection since creation.
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Graham Ambrose large 'Three quarter Pot' with satin black glaze and blue gloss highlight to the rim and interior. The turning form with four sided base and three sided top. Incised potters mark to base. Height 54 cm. Note: made early c.2000. Provenance: from the personal collection of the maker Graham Ambrose, held in his private collection since creation.
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A c.2005 Graham Ambrose large and impressive red orb vase potter's mark to base. Height 31.5 cm.Provenance: from the potter's private collection.
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Graham Ambrose lime wash orb vase black towards the base. Impressed potter's mark. Height 28.5 cm.Provenance: from the potter's private collection.
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Ian Firth bowl tenmoku glazed sides with blue Chun glaze interior. Diameter 35 cm. Potter's mark on side
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A rare whimsical Ian Firth figural pair Don Quixote and Sancho Panza (on a wooden base), height 19 cm and 17 cm, both have potter's marks. Sancho Panza has damage to horse's tail and spear.
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Ian Firth matte blue glazed vase narrow lozenge shape, height 20 cm
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Ian Firthtall salt glaze vase with wings. Potter's stickers and incised signature to base. Height 27 cm
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Two pieces Ian Firth pottery 'Toy Boy' decorated box topped with big-haired female with man inside and organic shaped teapot. Height 17 cm, signed and maker's mark to base respectively
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Peter Lange bowl black glaze decorated with colourful flourishes. Diameter 29 cm
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Four studio pottery pieces: two Peter Lange bowls diameter 16.5 cm + two Renton Murray ramekins diameter 16 cm
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Ian Smail small stoppered flagon tenmoku glaze over unglazed lower.Height 17 cm. Potter's mark near base
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Elena Renker substantial salt glazed lidded storage jar with shino look and small decorative handles. Two maker's marks to base. Height 25 cm with lid.
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Two Ian Smail jugs 1 salt glazed textured surface, signed, 1980s, height 18 cm and 1 glazed and makers mark on base, height 13 cm
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Parker pottery for Lincoln wines tiki figure to front and manaia on reverse with ceramic stopper. Height 21 cm. Inscribed to base - Lincoln wines Parker Pottery New Zealand
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Two Richard Parker footed 'Signal' dishes triangular with red and green flourishes detail, L.18 cm
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John Parker (1947-) copper/manganese metallic glaze specimen vase. Height 15.5 cm. Impressed mark.
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John Parker 'Nixon Bottle' decorated with impressed newsprint design including Nixon-related headlines, black glaze to the long tapered neck. Maker's mark stamped to base and labelled 'Storm collection'. Height 23.5 cm.
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Andrew van der Putten large colourful jug with hand painted fish. Height 22 cm. Potter's mark impressed under handle
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Early large Andrew van der Putten salt glazed lidded floor crock. Height 30 cm
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Andrew van der Putten stoneware flagon with strap handle thick green glaze transitioning to yellow, potter's mark to base, height 24 cm
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Andrew van der Putten green glaze bowl. Diameter 29.5 cm.
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Merilyn Wiseman blue glazed footed square dish. Blue and green pattern in centre. Maker's mark to base. 30 cm sq.
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Merilyn Wiseman glazed square dish pale greens with orange high-lights. Maker's mark to base. 36 cm sq.
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Merilyn Wiseman square dish pale background with blue and burnt orange flourishes. 36 cm sq.
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Merilyn Wiseman large blue glazed circular dish. Makers mark to base. Diameter 34 x height 8 cm
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Merilyn Wiseman pale green glazed lidded box. Maker's mark to base. Height 10 cm. A square footed lidded box with a clear glassy green glaze. Incised gestural patterns on lid and sides. Makers mark on base. Height 10 x 16 cm sq
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A large and heavy lozenge-shaped bowl by Merilyn Wiseman. Large rolled and textured edges rough crackled glaze that has separated in the centre. The rolled edges in grey-blue with black speckling and the centre in a pinkish colour. Note: this piece is unmarked but clearly made by Merilyn Wiseman and was originally part of the price Waterhouse collection and has their labels attached. 80 x 60 cm
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Merilyn Wiseman large blue bowl with wide flanged lip. The wide flange has a combed decoration under the glaze typical of a lot of Merilyn's decoration. This was one of a small number of these large bowls she made in the 1990s note: this piece is not marked and it was purchased from Merilyn in 1996. Diameter 48 cm
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Three Merilyn Wiseman handled bowls, blue/green glaze, all have maker's mark to base. Diameter largest 19 cm
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Three pieces Merilyn Wiseman blue glazed chalice form vase with seed detail, height 2.1 cm and two small dishes, 1 rectangular with flower detail, length 140m (small chip to corner) and 1 triangle with gestual detail, length 23 cm (firing faults). All with potter's mark to base.
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Three pottery pieces: a Merilyn Wiseman 1970s salt glazedd four-sided vessel, length 19 cm. Signed to base. Plus a blue glazed chamberstick and small bowl with handle flourish. Height 9 cm. Both with potter's monogram to base
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Merilyn Wiseman large oval dish teal and turquoise marks to base. 55.5 x 43.5 cm.
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Cheryl Oliver 'Figue olive Spots' figural ceramic, height 39 cm. Cheryl Oliver 'Figue olive Spots' figural ceramic, height 39 cm. Impressed mark at the base
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Two Chloe King salt glazed vases, height 17 cm.
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Ian Glenny (South Africa) lidded jar blue-grey glaze with birds. C1980. Height 23 cm, Information on base.
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A rare Robyn Stewart (1938-2018) large jade green koro form bowl. Diameter 40 cm. Ceramic jade green burnished matte finish bowl; the rim modelled in a koru design. Hairline crack. Impressed mark to base.
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A superb Robyn Stewart fish hook or hei matau stylised pottery fish hook (hei matau) with burnished slip glaze effects in green with black highlights; complete with plaited fibre lashing
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David Griffiths matte grey bowl with central and ring of bright red glaze. Diameter 25 cm. Mark at the base
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David Hillary 'Ice box 1' slab built footed box with wooden handle, height 20 cm, Symbolic of a frozen Himalayan crevasse bridged by log. Signed and makers mark to base
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Chris Dunn multi colored porcelain vase, height 19 cm. Impressed mark at the base Chris Dunn multi-coloured porcelain vase. Impressed mark to base. Height 19 cm.
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Four pieces Ennis Oliver pottery large blue platter with central floral motif, width 38 cm. Large blue dish and two plates
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Two Ennis Oliver rectangular platters with various coloured central flowers, length 36 cm. From the potter's estate. Signed to base.
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Ennis Oliver two square platters in blues with central pink floral design. Lrg W handles 40 x 36 cm signed to base and small 31 x 30 cm. From the potter's estate.
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Ennis Oliver square platter in greens and pink with central flora design. 37 x 37 cm. From the potter's estate. Signed to base
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Ennis Oliver two oval platters one blue with handles and central fish design, one green/blue with central organic design, length 43 cm
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Five Ennis Oliver decorated plates in various sizes. Largest diameter 27 cm. From the potter's estate. Most signed.
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Two Ennis Oliver dishes, pale blue with floral motif, diameter 24 cm and 31 x 23 cm
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Fiona Tunnicliff pottery horse, height 17 cm.
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Genevieve Forrester ceramic bowl graduated cream and gold with geometric design. Diameter 25 cm.
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John Fuller huge flat vase with reptile like surface and glazed neck. Wall hanging lugs to back. Diameter 38 cm.
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Steve Fullmer urn shaped vessel with handles. Green and brown tones. Impressed maker's mark to side. Height 36 cm.
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Brian Gartside unusual matt surfaced moss green dish with geometric design wall hanging, diameter 30 cm, signed to base
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Gaeleen Morley stylised pottery teapot form, height 39 cm. Gayleen Morley stylised pottery teapot form, height 39 cm.
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'Ra-Horakhty.' height 27 cm. Incised greywacke and marble base. The Solar cult was a feature of ancient Egyptian religion. 'Ra-Horakhty' was shown as a composite deity of a falcon-headed man. Maker's mark to base
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John green whimsical ceramic figure signed and dated 1980 to base, height 28 cm
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Jim Greig large lidded storage jar in blue and black tones. Signed. Height 18 cm
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Campbell Hegan sang-de-boeuf glazed footed flower pot. Maker's mark to side. Height 17 cm.
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Charles Homes 1970's cork bottomed tiles with organic patterns three large, width 15 cm and four small, width 11 cm
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Ian Drury wall plaque matte blue with incised face. Diameter 34 cm.
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Two salt glazed Janet Smith goblets with face detail, height 26 cm. Maker's mark to base
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John Roy 'Conflict and Resolution', height 58 cm. Ceramic with pale matte glaze patinated bronze colour. John Roy 'Conflict and Resolution', height 58 cm. Ceramic with pale matte glaze to emulate patinated bronze. Signed on base
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Katie gold 'The volcanic standing cup', height 50 cm. Bowl on spiralled plinth. Blue green and yellow glaze with applied shell motif. Signed to side
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Karen Kennedy delightful glazed dog whistle. Height 10 cm monogram on base. Karen's work is often humorous and she is avid collector of cartoons
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Ted Kindleysides square sided jar on four column feet round collar neck and shallow lid. Each side decorated with glazed triangles. Solid bronze egg shaped finial with crouched frog. Purchased at exhibition in 2001. Height 26 cm.
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George Kojis large 'Fatso' type jug inscribed on side in green 'Well heeled Potters poor Knights Safari'. Height 20 cm. Signed on base
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Ross Mitchell-Anyon (1954 - 2022) huge shino glaze bowl. Diameter 40 x 13.5 cm. Early mark on foot
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Murray Garner red copper glazed floor standing vessel with handle, height 37 cm. Murray Garner red copper glazed floor standing vessel with handle, height 37 cm.Impressed mark to handle
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Murray Garner red copper glazed pot with handle, height 34 cm. Murray Garner pottery red copper glazed pot with handle, height 34 cm. Impressed mark to the base
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Norma Hudson pottery wall plaque, height 30 cm. Norma Hudson pottery wall plaque, height 30 cm.
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Mike O'Donnell exceptionally large circular platter with leaf detail. Diameter ,47 cm.
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Mike O'Donnell pottery vessel with band of impressed shell motif height 9 cm and small amulet. Potter's mark to base
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Mike O'Donnell pottery lidded vase, height 13 cm. Impressed mark to the base and potter's card inside
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Paul Fisher carafe height 29 cm
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Tall Paul Tobin lidded jar height 30 cm
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Petra Meyboden salt glazed stoneware bird on plinth with rimu base, height 120 cm. 8 piece composition all pieces have maker's mark and dis-assembles for transporting.
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Set 4 Petra Molloy goblets pillar stems with organic impressed design
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Paul Rayner Jesus Saves money box, glazed ceramic, 2010
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Ian Smail quadriform lidded jar shino glaze, incised with potter's mark. Height 16 cm.
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Sarah Harrison tubular wall vase with abstract patterns, height 40 cm. Impressed mark on the base
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Duncan Shearer tall stoneware jug soda fired. Maker's mark incised to base. Height 23 cm.
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Toby Stafford tall salt glazed cylinder shaped vase with incised detail. Maker's mark to base. Height 39.5 cm.
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Toby Stafford cork stoppered jar with lattice design. Maker's mark to base. Height 25 cm (w cork stopper)
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Toby Stafford slab built footed vase. Height 20 cm. Potter's mark to base
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Don Thornley bulbous shaped jug. Shino glaze. Incised maker's mark. Height 20 cm.
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Alan Wallwork (England 1931-2019) stoneware sculpted see egg (kina). Incised potter's mark to base. Diameter 11 cm.
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Chris weaver black glazed porcelain lidded potpourri/vase from his 'Iron' series. Height 15 cm. Maker's mark lower side
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Chris weaver small jug height 14 cm, impressed maker's mark and Doris Dutch small lava bowl, diameter 9 cm
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Helen Yau vase large urn form, glazed with decorative handles and incised rings around body. Incised maker's mark. Height 2.5 cm.
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Yvonne Szabo peas in a pod ceramic. W 45 cm Yvonne Szabo peas in a pod ceramic. W 45 cm
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Substantial lidded floor pot with flourished handles. Height 36 cm maker unknown substantial lidded floor pot with flourished handles. Height 36 cm maker's mark to base
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Steve Aitken porcelain celadon glaze vase mask to shoulder. Height 14.8 cm.
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Two Royce McGlashan pottery pieces: lidded oil bottle + ceramic stylised bird with no beak., length 33 cm.
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Royce Mitchell-Anyon celadon glazed jug. Textured body finger marks to glaze. Height 16.5 cm.
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Two Peter Oxborough mugs brushed leafy and banded decoration.
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Ross Richards cut sided tapered slender vase. Height 21.2 cm.
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Duncan Shearer wood fired teapot caramel/grey glaze effects lustrous brown ground. Impressed marks. Height 14 cm.
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