*** | A Peter Collis tall elegant specimen vase of bottle form with a long tapered narrow neck, bright red gloss glaze with fine dark highlights. Impressed potter's mark to base, height 93 cm | *** | |
*** | Louise Rive (Edge City - Westmere) 'The Conversation' a pair of porcelain female figures, heights 340 and 41 cm, both signed. | *** | |
*** | A colonial Milton Pottery majolica glazed specimen vase, ovoid body with tall narrow mildly flared neck, traditional mottled glaze and rich blue, brown and green tones, flake chip to rim. Height 20.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Graeme Storm, tall stoneware cylinder vase c1960/70, six bands of pressed fine diamond pattern decoration, variable blue green matt glaze. Impressed potters mark, height 56 cm. | *** | |
*** | Chester Nealie, large tall tapering cylindrical vase, anagama fired, with small lugs at the shoulder, shell encrusted markings to the partially glazed body. Impressed cipher at the base and label at the shoulder, height 61 cm | *** | |
*** | Graeme Storm stoneware vase, with sgrafitto cut slip stylised floral decoration, dark matte manganese glaze. Potter's mark to foot, height 30 cm | *** | |
*** | 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.… | *** | |
*** | Anneke Borren tall black glazed 'Totem', turned and ridged form, gloss brush decoration on matt black ground. Provenance: From the Estate of the potter Keith Blight. Height 85 cm | *** | |
*** | A good Juliet Peter salt glazed floor pot, the ovoid body with encircling band of circle forms, banded salt glaze in copper and deep blue/green tones, paper label to the base, indented highlights to the top rim. Height 48 cm | *** | |
*** | Barry Brickell, set of four mugs, hand-thrown with 'mushroom' side handles, variously green-brown glazed. Impressed mark beneath handles, height 11.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A large Graeme Storm spherical vase, incised cut decoration of florals, deep mauve iron/manganese glaze, height 40.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A Barry Brickell spiromorph hydrant of sculptured hand built terracotta, formed with a screw type and a panelled riveted body, impressed 'The Colonial Iron Works Dcr 1906', artist's mark to base. Height 87 cm | *** | |
*** | A large and impressive Chester Nealie salt glazed vessel, the spherical body and tapered neck with remnants of encrusted shells from the firing, clear celadon type glaze showing variation from thick glassy sections to near matt. Impressed potter's mark to… | *** | |
*** | A Japanese Kofun period (5th-6th century) Haniwa terracotta head of a female, H.12 cm. Provenance: Purchased by our vendor at the Avondale Markets, previous history unknown. See various examples at https://tinyurl.com/y6fgj5ro | *** | |
*** | A massive Ray Rogers raku orb with fungoid form mouth, pit fired with metallic oxide and sawdust colourings, incised signature. Diameter 48 cm. With 50 cm square display plinth. | *** | |
*** | An octagonal salt glazed chimney pot, attributed to the Christchurch Brick Company, with octagonal walls raised on a stepped base and with removeable mouth with eight heart-shaped side vents. Height 84 cm. | *** | |
*** | Three c.1964 Barry Brickell Kereru, variable pale to deep green metallic type glaze, some losses to glaze and one with chip to underside of tail. Provenance: Purchased from Barry Brickell about 53 years ago at Driving Creek, Coromandel. Our vendor owned… | *** | |
*** | Jack Hutchison (N.Z., Christchurch 1910-1987), sculpted pottery figure, of a stylised standing woman with bouquet, pale tan gloss glaze, initialled and dated 1937 to base, 'JH CH-CH-37'. Height 14 cm | *** | |
*** | An exceptional olive Jones Art Deco salt glazed vase, the spherical body decorated with three incised circular panels of stylised florals on wavy line ground, lustrous dark golden tones from the Manganese slip. Incised full signature to base. Height 14.5… | *** | |
*** | A 19th century Woodnorth majolica glazed tall trough vase, the oval baluster form with relief moulded floral and stiff leaf design in a dominant green and brown majolica glaze. Note: a similar example in 'Pottery in New Zealand by Gail Lambert 1985', page… | *** | |
*** | An early Barry Brickell salt glazed Fatso jug, deep chocolate brown glaze, some chipping to spout and rim. Impressed mark at the base of handle. 31 cm x 36 cm | *** | |
*** | A Barry Brickell Fatso jug, medium size, salt glazed with bottle green and various caramel and brown glaze effects, impressed potter's mark to base of strap handle, typical stylised beak form spout. Diameter 26 cm. Height 22.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Anneke Borren 'A Cache of Adzes', 1990, four Oceanic adze forms, black-on black-glazed, longest 46 cm. A.B.: 'The Cache of Adzes, are the last collaborative work with Owen Mapp, and also part of the last major Solo show at the New Zealand Crafts Council's… | *** | |
*** | Anneke Borren, Miniature Collection', 2000 '28 pieces made to take to England in a suitcase to promote my work'. Four white pieces, ten black-on-black pieces, 14 blue on white pieces including 'whistle pot' and one with wood lid. Tallest 25 cm | *** | |
*** | A Graham Ambrose sculpture 'Colonisation (Land Wars) of Aotearoa', the segmented matt dark glazed 'landscape' with red glazed highlights. Incised potter's mark and label with entitlement to base. 56.8 x 31.5 x 5.8 cm. Provenance: From the potter's… | *** | |
*** | Graeme Storm, stoneware pierced ovoid vase, c1970/80's, blue/green matt glaze, the body with pierced cut lily design. Impressed potters mark, height 14.8 cm. | *** | |
*** | Baye Riddell New Zealand large pottery ark form sculpture, the dark brown glaze with lustrous gold highlights, the ark form body with stepped design, the lid with three graduating curved bars. 51 x 16.5 x 42 cm. Firing crack to top. Note: Baye Pewhairangi… | *** | |
*** | A massive colonial salt glazed trough, 83 cm x 40 cm x 39 cm | *** | |
*** | A large Chester Nealie floor pot, spherical with trumpet mouth, lug handles to the shoulder, anagama glaze, remnants of scallop shells to body, height 52 cm. | *** | |
*** | A large Jengis Poor pottery bowl, glazed in black on white with an image of John Lennon and the lyrics to 'Imagine'. Signed and dated 2014, diameter 54 cm. | *** | |
*** | A large Helen Mason sculpted slab form vase, pale blue/grey internal and dribbled glaze. Impressed potters mark and signed and dated 1981 to the base. Height 36 cm. Note: Helen Wilmot Mason MNZM (1915 - 2014) was co-founder, editor and writer for the New… | *** | |
*** | Frank Carpay for Crown Lynn, hand potted bottle vase, hand painted with speckled black design on a pale ground, signed Handwerk and with tiki factory mark. Height 22 cm | *** | |
*** | Warren Tippet abstract coloured vase, painted and incised snake like and other decoration on black ground. Signed and dated '84. Height 30 cm. | *** | |
*** | A Barry Brickell spiromorph sculpture of hand built terracotta, tall narrow tapered form with central oval angular mildly curved section, the swollen top and flared base with short angular ribs, combed decoration to the top section. Height 137 cm | *** | |
*** | An early Barry Brickell lustrous green glazed keruru (wood pigeon), simple stylised form with pedestal base, height 18.5 cm. Provenance: Ex. the Mike Higgs collection. | *** | |
*** | Jova Rancich (1888-1942) majolica glaze large squat jug the body lobed below the spout, blue/green dominant glaze with yellow and brown highlights. Impressed potter's mark 'J. Rancich Auckland'. Diameter 20 cm. Height 13.5 cm. | *** | |
*** | Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie 'fluted' grey and blue stoneware bowl, the exterior with lineal incised fluted design with blue glaze highlighted at the high points with the grey underglaze, impressed potter's mark, incised number and painted details.… | *** | |
*** | A Benhar Pottery salt glazed umbrella stand, the inverted rim with relief grapevine decoration, the body top section with further relief grapevine forms, the lower body of an open worked trellis, the base with further basket type work and acanthus leaf… | *** | |
*** | A Barry Brickell 'Spiromorph' pottery sculpture, tapered form with swollen swirling lobed central sections, separating from each other with a space between. Finely ribbed swollen neck and spreading foot. Impressed mark to base, traditional terracotta red… | *** | |
*** | Unmarked Hobsonville Pottery salt glaze dog doorstop, seated with open sections, chain and lock highlights, rich dark brown salt glaze, height 18 cm. Family provenance: Grandfather worked at Hobsonville pottery. | *** | |
*** | A Peter Hutson 'Give US This Day Our Daily Bread', bread plate, shaped circular form with wheat head border and open worked handles with thistle head detail to the interior, the border with the raised saying, plain centre, unusual green and mottled… | *** | |
*** | Warren Tippet large salt glazed square lidded box, rich dark brown with abstract pierced cut side panels with blue/green glaze. 21 x 21 x 22 cm. Illustrated New Zealand Potter 1979, copy enclosed. | *** | |
*** | Juliet Peter large stoneware floor vase, wax resist open hoop design repeating to the shoulder, the body with variable turquoise glaze on brown, sculpted top rim, incised maker's marks to base, height 41.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A good Roy Cowan salt glazed floor vase, two encircling bands of stylised panelled design, strong blue green salt glaze effects, incised initials to the base. Height 41 cm | *** | |
*** | A rare Peter Stichbury Abuja Pottery (Nigeria) coffee pot, tenmoku glaze, the mildly domed lid with fine wavy combed effect, tapered open topped spout. Doubled marked with the potter's and the Abuja Pottery marks, height 18.5 cm. C.1958/1959. Note: in… | *** | |
*** | Bronwyn Cornish sculpted ceramic Owl Jug (black) #23, stylised face with spout above the nose, patched black glaze to the matte pale body. Artist's initials and #23 to base. H.20 cm. | *** | |
*** | An early Barry Brickell sculptured yacht hull in cradle, 'Devonport Yacht Club Annual Cruising Prize', dark salt glaze effects dominant to one side, the wide open form hull as a bowl, the entitlement impressed to the rim, the keel supported by two cradle… | *** | |
*** | Graeme Storm, stoneware tall bottle vase, the square form body with impressed pattern, tall waisted neck, dark caramel glazed body, the dark glazed neck with green and blue. Impressed potters mark, height 48.2 cm. | *** | |
*** | A Benhar Pottery salt glazed umbrella stand, similar to above with less pronounced surface detail, height 58 cm. | *** | |
*** | A Chester Nealie anagama vase, mallet bodied with cylindrical neck, small lug shoulder handle, incised cipher and dated '92, height 41 cm. | *** | |
*** | Barry Brickell sculpture, the three joined elongated pods each with a spout form top flanking the taller to the centre, unglazed, some flake chipping. Height 58 cm | *** | |
*** | A tall fancy salt glazed chimney by the Amalgamated Brick and Pipe Co. Ltd, the cylindrical body with a flaring base with three large side vents, the capital with four cut out openings beneath a 'Chinaman's hat' rain shield. Height 98 cm. | *** | |
*** | A Richard Parker pottery vase, square baluster shape with quatrefoil mouth, spinach glaze with yellow and celadon splashes, height 33 cm. | *** | |
*** | A large 1970s Roy Cowan large slab built sculpture, of tall flared narrow trough form, pale speckled grey glaze to the central area flanked by red/brown and black mottled areas, the compartmentalised interior with pierced slab supports. 111 cm x 23 cm x… | *** | |
*** | Shoji Hamada stoneware yunomi, wax resist decoration, dark olive-green glaze. Height 8.7 cm. Purchased by Denis Hanna in Mashiko (Hamada's home), Japan in 1964. See Denis's list 'My Hamadas'. Exhibited: Waikato Art Museum Exhibition 'Shoji Hamada and… | *** | |
*** | A New Zealand colonial Milton Pottery bread plate, oval form with relief saying to the rim 'The Appetite Obeys Where Reason Rules', dominant green/blue glaze with a relief radiating wheat sheath pattern to the well, oval ring foot, unmarked. 28.5 cm x 23… | *** | |
*** | A Jim Greig turning form vase, speckled pale glaze, incised scripted potter's initials to base, height 31 cm. Glaze rub to top rim. | *** | |
*** | A large pottery kereru, by Akke Tiemersma, Ngunguru Pottery, Northland, lustrous glaze, simple stylised form with pedestal base, height 19 cm | *** | |
*** | A Titian Studios wahine character jug, impressed mark and number to base. | *** | |
*** | Barry Brickell Fatso jug, large size, classic form with pinched bird-head type spout, speckled grey glaze with lustrous red/brown glaze highlights. Height 31 cm | *** | |
*** | An early Barry Brickell 'Tui St, Devonport' bowl, the exterior rim with wide band of wax resist square scroll decoration, dark red/brown tenmoku-type glaze, grey glaze to the lower body. Diameter approx. 18.5 cm, height 120. Unmarked. Note: A label… | *** | |
*** | Graeme Storm large spherical vase, cut floral decoration, dark matt glaze in striking effect against the pale body, impressed potter's mark. Height 38.8 cm | *** | |
*** | Graeme Storm, stoneware pinch pot, small pedestal bowl, matt rust red textured glaze. Impressed potters mark. c1960/1990, diameter 13 cm. | *** | |
*** | Graeme Storm, stoneware pinch pot, small pedestal flared bowl, textured green poured over dark chocolate brown glaze. Impressed potters mark. c1960/1990, diameter 13.5 cm. | *** | |
*** | A rare Hanmer Pottery teapot by Jim Nelson, with repeating vertical lozenge bands, makers mark to base, an N within a triangle. Height 15.5 cm. | *** | |
*** | A Barry Brickell pottery large floor pot, the wide ovoid body with long tapered neck and rolled rim, variable dark brown/dark red firing effects. Height 71 cm. Provenance: Purchased by our Blockhouse Bay vendor direct from the potter from his studio, c.… | *** | |
*** | A Shoji Hamada stoneware Unomi, classical repeating stylised brush decoration in dark and mid-brown tones on a grey toned ground. Height 9.2 cm. | *** | |
*** | Graeme Storm stoneware spherical vase, height 26 cm, mark to base a Graeme Storm stoneware spherical vase with incised slip stylised floral decoration. Turquoise glaze with brown carved/incised negative detail in two encircling bands to the body and neck.… | *** | |
*** | Three Peter Collis pottery orb vases, in vibrant red glaze, globular form with spire neck. Impressed maker's mark to base. Heights: 210, 260 and 31 cm. | *** | |
*** | Chester Nealie large anagama floor vase, wood fired variable glaze effects with textured detail to the shoulder above red / brown, gloss glazed and matt pale effects. Short rolled rim. Potter's mark to the base, height 41 cm | *** | |
*** | A New Zealand colonial William Neighbours large vase, baluster form, the near clear salt glaze over the agate ware body, relief press moulded design of floral sprigs, stiff leaf design to both rims, The Neighbours & Sons, Waimangaroa Pipeworks was based… | *** | |
*** | A New Zealand colonial Benhar Pottery salt glazed umbrella stand, the inverted rim with relief grapevine decoration, the body top section with further relief grapevine forms, the lower body of an open worked trellis design, the base with further basket… | *** | |
*** | A set of four Barry Brickell mugs, hand-thrown with 'mushroom' side handles, variously green-brown glazed. Impressed mark beneath handles. Height 11.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A Roy Cowan and Juliet Peter large stoneware floor vase, painted in blue and green with abstract gestural decoration to the ovoid body. Height 66 cm. Provenance: Lorraine and Patrick Williams collection, Wellington. | *** | |
*** | Shoji Hamada stoneware tea bowl, the grey exterior glazed with crawl/orange peel textured effect, dark olive glazed rim. Diameter 15.5 cm approx. Purchased by Dr Denis Hanna in Mashiko, Japan in 1964. See Denis's list 'MY HAMADAs'. Exhibited: Waikato Art… | *** | |
*** | A good large Mirek Smisek salt glazed floor pot, the elongated ovoid body with flared top rim impressed with a repeating pattern. Impressed potter's mark, c.1970s. Height 55.2 cm | *** | |
*** | A Hereford Fine China porcelain model of the stallion Sir Tristram, painted in naturalistic colours, on base with cobblestone type effect, printed and painted marks to base. Number 53/500 with certificate. 34 cm x 8.5 cm x 27 cm | *** | N/A |
*** | James (Jim) Greig (1936-1986) large stoneware vase of square section form, the variable grey / green glaze showing as dark rust brown at the edges. Incised potter's mark to base, height 45.5 cm. | *** | |
*** | A large Ian Firth bronze glazed vessel of tall tapered lozenge form, metallic deep gold glaze. Incised signature to base. Illustrated N.Z. Potter magazine. Height 54 cm | *** | |
*** | An extra large G. F. Vazey pipe section, rich mid salt glaze, collared rim. Stamped mark. | *** | |
*** | A rare Peter Hutson & Co. pottery commemorative Boer War jug (1899-1902), in pale/clear glaze with mild blue to the recesses, relief decoration of a soldier with a bandolier and rifle standing to attention, crossed flags and the words 'Whawhai Mo To Kanga… | *** | |
*** | Helen Mason and Theo Schoon collaborative mug, with repeating stamped 'jigsaw puzzle' motifs in a band around the middle. Stamped marks by both makers under the handle. Height 95 | *** | |
*** | A pottery barrel by P. Hutson & Co., Wellington, approximately 3 gall., barrel form with rich mottled and feathered dark blue, green and ochre majolica glaze effects, lathe cut bands encircle the top and bottom, the inset lid with an impressed patterned… | *** | |
*** | A Roy Cowan salt glazed stoneware vase, ovoid form, encircling wavy bands to the shoulder in cobalt blue on pale blue ground, rich caramel glaze to the rim. Provenance: The collection of Roy and Juliet Cowan, sold Dunbar Sloane September 2000, lot 857A.… | *** | |
*** | Warren Tippett (1941-1994) large and impressive vase of wide ovoid form the central band of darker glaze with four double impressed panels with a repeating quatrefoil motif, speckle pale glaze above and below. The darker glazed rim with recessed channel.… | *** | |
*** | Anneke Borren 'Apple Tree', 1974, height 36 cm. Literature: Illustrated page 15 'Anneke Borren - Ceramiste', 2016 [pub in conjunction with Anneke Borren's retrospective exhibition at Rick Rudd's Ceramics Museum, Whanganui, 2016] | *** | |
*** | A New Zealand historical commercial pottery George Boyd attributed figural wall bracket, formed as a female mask, grapes to her hair, classical scrolls and scalloped decoration, serpentine bracket above, the buff body with good majolica glaze in blue,… | *** | |
*** | A P. Hutson & Co bread plate, majolica sponge glazed, circular serpentine with moulded epithet border: 'Give us this Day our Daily Bread'', framed by wheat ears interspersed by sheaves. Minor hair cracks and chip to footring, diameter 32.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A Luke Adams Pottery mantel dog in the Staffordshire style, press moulded in rich brown glaze on buff body. Unmarked. 24 cm x 15.5 cm x 6 cm. Literature: Gail Henry 'NZ Pottery', pg.87. | *** | |
*** | Ian Firth 'Kotiate Bowl', 1970, large ovoid form with kotiate edge forms to the rim and a central koru scroll, unglazed iron spotted rim, brown/oatmeal spotted glaze to the interior. Impressed potter's mark to the back. Illustrated in the N.Z. Potter… | *** | |
*** | Chester Nealie hei matau wall ornament, fine impressed lineal decoration, dark glaze rubbed to the recesses. Impressed potters mark circa 1972, height 25 cm. | *** | |
*** | Doris Dutch large built-up deep bowl with geometric designs, blue glaze on the interior. Stamped mark. Height 27 cm width 30 cm | *** | |
*** | Peter Stichbury early circa 1950 Crumb Brickworks vase, the waisted neck and upper body in a dark matt glaze, textured glaze to the shoulder, dark blue/black salt glaze to the lower body. Incised early potter's mark to base, height 27.5 cm. | *** | |
*** | A Peter Collis tall elegant specimen vase of bottle form with a long tapered narrow neck, bright red gloss glaze with fine dark highlights. Impressed potter's mark to base, height 76 cm | *** | |
*** | A mahogany framed, green tile topped coffee table. Made by Guy Ngan. 94 x 94 x 42 cm | *** | |
*** | A Milton Pottery majolica glaze bread plate, Graham and Winter period, verse to the rim, impressed diamond mark to base, length 29 cm. Small chip to reverse of rim. | *** | |