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Auction House:
Cordy's
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
New Zealand Potters & Themes
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*** A rare Waimangaroa Brick & Pipe Works (Neighbours & Sons [Westland]) agate ware umbrella stand, two-piece press-moulded with flowers in relief, baluster shape. Made by Maurice Neighbours, circa 1942, height 46.5 cm ***
*** An Aaron Scythe ceramic kete 'Te Aroha Oribe', height 41 cm ***
*** Three pottery 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 circa 1964 Driving Creek, Coromandel. Originally thought by the buyer to be by… ***
*** A large Jova Rancich pottery lidded jar, shoulder handles, rope style bands to the body, glazed in blue, green and brown, impressed mark to base and J. Rancich Auckland New Zealand and under lid. Old chips and rubs. Together with a booklet on Rancich. 32… ***
*** 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… ***
*** A large Ian Firth spherical vase, chun glaze with blue highlights to the red/brown dribble glaze. Impressed potter's mark. Height 49 cm ***
*** Peter Hutson New Zealand colonial green glazed pottery vase, compressed wide ovoid form with two looping handles, impressed coggle type decoration to top rim, lustrous finish, impressed potter's monogram to base. Height 17 cm ***
*** Temuka Pottery lidded Maori design tobacco jar, the lid as a bust of a Maori Warrior, stylised full figures and masks to the body, relief spiral 'carved' and other designs to the swollen base, brown glaze, impressed maker's details to base, small flake… ***
*** Anneke Borren and Owen Mapp, black pot with lid as a carved bone pendant, 1986. 'I said 'Isn't it a pity one always puts one's jewellery away in a box. Why don't we make the pendant as a lid, with the cord inside it'?'. Height 31 cm. Mapp, one of New… ***
*** Cameron (Cam) brown unique prototype large vase airbrushed and hand painted blue vase of roses on geometric ground, unusually with painted initials to the side and signature, date Sept. 1993 and 'No.3' to base. Height 37 cm. Major firing crack to base. ***
*** Graeme Storm, stoneware spherical specimen vase, c1970's, incised floral decoration, orange/red glaze. Impressed potters mark, height 9.5 cm. ***
*** Crown Lynn Frank Carpay Handwerk vase, ovoid form with repeat scalloped scale pattern in black on a white ground, Tiki mark and WERK to the base, repair to rim. 17 cm x 19 cm. ***
*** Anneke Borren, set of three black-on-black 'whirling dervish' pots, 1987. Tallest 44 cm. Literature: Illustrated page 30 'Anneke Borren - Ceramiste', 2016 [pub in conjunction with Anneke Borren's retrospective exhibition at Rick Rudd's Ceramics Museum,… ***
*** Denis O'Connor porcelain salt glazed vase, incised peanut motif to the tall rectangular neck, two-tone tan and brown ground. Impressed potters mark. Height 23.5 cm. ***
*** Graeme Storm, stoneware cylinder vase c.1960/70, pressed fine scrolling pattern, variable blue green matt glaze. Impressed potters mark, height 30.5 cm. ***
*** Graeme Storm, stoneware salt glazed bellarmine jug, applied bearded mask and other panels. twisted handle. c.1980, height 15 cm. ***
*** An important Muriel Moody (1907-1991) large Pottery sculpture of a standing woman, long flowing skirt, her hand raised above her head supporting a vessel surmounted by a pelican, thick turquoise glaze highlights the bird, vessel, hair and clothing of the… ***
*** A set of four Nicholas Brandon tall bottles, variously glazed, tapered form with rolled necks. Height from 48.5 cm to 66.5 cm ***
*** Barry Brickell pottery 'Thinso' jug, baluster form, salt-glazed, gold highlights to the shoulder, impressed mark. Height 30.5 cm ***
*** Two uncommon Titian Pottery cobalt blue floral decorated vases both with pale transfer decoration and gilt trim. The taller urn form numbered V.113. Height 31 cm. The other V.121. Height 20.5 cm. ***
*** A good large Warren Tippett vase/lamp base, ovoid form, lustrous red and green glaze effects, an encircling band of wax-resist decoration including circular and trellis forms, swollen rim. Height 420 ***
*** A Peter Lange 'Lion Beer Can' teapot, with 'sink plug' lid. Height 19.5 cm. Old labels on base. ***
*** A Carder Bros. salt glazed butler's sink, rectangular form, double stamped including company name and 'Ponsonby & Hobsonville, Auckland, N.Z.', showing some wear of use. 61.5 cm x 38.5 cm x 20 cm. ***
*** A Chester Nealie anagama vase, ovoid with cylindrical neck, small lug shoulder handles; impressed and sgraffito 'windows' decoration. Incised cipher and dated 1986, height 30 cm. ***
*** A large Lawrence Ewing pottery vase, exhibition quality, orb form with inverted rim, striking speckled pale/brown glaze to the shoulder over the dark glazed body. Incised potters mark to base. Height 43 cm. ***
*** Denis O'Connor salt glazed bottle, with applied sculpted relief disc form. Impressed potters mark to reverse. Height 23 cm. ***
*** A good Chester Nealie salt glazed vase, the front with shell effects framing the glaze drip. Impressed mark and paper label, height 21 cm. Note: Fired in Germany in 2006 when Nealie was exhibiting at 'Salzbrand' Salt Glazed Ceramics in Koblenz. ***
*** A New Zealand Sherwood Pottery 'The Fortune Teller' figure, the seated gypsy type woman holding a 'crystal' ball. Painted marks and titled to base. Height 21.5 cm. ***
*** A Peter Collis pottery sculpture 'Woven Waka', decorated with a crackled grey and white glaze. 78 cm. ***
*** A rare early Ian Firth Crum Brick Works glazed bowl, the manganese slip giving lustrous copper glaze effects, incised and banded decoration. Impressed mark to side. Height 13.3 cm, diameter 17.5 cm ***
*** John Papas (b.1942), Freedom', earthenware relief sculpture. Overall 43 x 53 cm ***
*** Aaron Scythe 'Te Aroha Oribe' ceramic kete. Height 41 cm ***
*** A Peter Lange 'Stacked Sponges' teapot, with 'piece of rock' lid. 'Lange' written on the side near the base. Height 11.5 cm ***
*** A Peter Stichbury early Crum Brickworks salt glazed vase, rounded oval form with lathed finish, deep cream glaze, scratched initials to base (small flake chip to base), height 22 cm. ***
*** Jim Greig 'turning form' vase, brown tenmoku glazed, maker's initials inside the foot. Width 24 cm ***
*** Two Luke Adams pottery pieces, an uncommon blue glaze apple money box, height 8 cm and a pine cone wall vase, glazed interior, height 18.5 cm ***
*** Barry Brickell shino glazed teapot, the flared cylindrical handle at right angles to the spout. Impressed potter's mark. Height 112. Note: The three oval unglazed sections towards the base are where the potter has held the teapot in his fingers when… ***
*** Graeme Storm, stoneware flask form vase, c.1970/80s, blue/green glaze, the flattened circular body with glaze dribbling over the shoulder, the neck with double ribbed lip. Impressed potter's marks, height 28.8 cm. ***
*** A large Paul Fisher studio pottery floor pot, the ovoid body with wax resist plant form decoration to the tenmoku glaze of lustrous red-brown, three lug handles to the shoulder, incised marks to base. Height 49 cm diameter 35 cm ***
*** 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… ***
*** Graeme Storm, stoneware vase, ovoid form, inlaid glaze with celadon highlights and manganese ground. Impressed potter's mark, height 21 cm. ***
*** Graeme Storm spherical 'Purple Pot', the narrow neck with flared top and concave lipped rim. Purple/blue glaze with mottled green band. Impressed potter's mark, height 20.5 cm. Exhibition label to base. ***
*** A late 19th century attributed Christchurch Brick Company octagonal form chimney pot, four flared side vents, finely made, unmarked, matt terracotta/tan tone. Height 89 cm. ***
*** A rare N.Z. Jack Hutchison pottery Maori decorated lidded pot, circular form, the shoulder with an encircling band of incised Maori scroll design, brown/olive green Luke Adams type glaze. Impressed marks R.J.Height and date 1941. Height 7.5 cm. ***
*** A good olive Jones decorated vase, an encircling band of restrained stylised sgraffito floral and leaf designs in a terracotta and clear glaze over the tan body, incised signature to base. Height 17 cm. ***
*** A pair of Mirek Smisek salt glazed bowls, scalloped rims, pierced and incised decoration, glaze graduating from blue to brown and yellow. Stamped marks at the base on both. Diameter 15 cm each ***
*** A majolica glazed planter base attributed to Peter Hutson & Co., circular, basketweave decorated, raised on three paw feet, diameter 30 cm, height 17 cm. ***
*** Graeme Storm, stoneware small lidded box, c1970/80's, circular form with incised floral decoration through the dark slip. Impressed potters mark, height 29.5 cm. ***
*** Graeme Storm, tall stoneware cylinder vase c1960/70, the octagonal body with repeating floral dot relief decoration, variable blue green matt glaze. Impressed potters mark, height 44 cm. ***
*** John Sweden jar 'The Tears of Papatuanuku', large ovoid jar elaborately painted with abstract faces, fish and other patterns, and 'The tears of Papatuanuku fall in the rivers... and rivers'. Painted initials on the base, dated 1992 and inscribed 'The… ***
*** Graeme Storm, stoneware salt glazed bellarmine jug, applied bearded mask, various panels and encircling band with text. c.1980, height 21 cm. ***
*** Graeme Storm, stoneware bowl 'Firmament', green and black over blue ground, with crystalline highlights to the centre, matt glazed exterior. Impressed potters mark, diameter 16.5 cm. Note: This bowl was named by Jacquie and Graeme storm. - In Biblical… ***
*** A good large Jim Greig hand built pottery 'unfolding form' bowl, with koro form pillared spirals to one end, terminating to a point at the other, burnished umber pigment to the exterior and rim, chun glaze to the well. Incised geometric mark to the base.… ***
*** Graeme Storm, large circular shallow bowl, tenmoku glaze with eight-petaled flower head motifs to the well. Impressed marks, diameter 49 cm. ***
*** Nola Barron, sculptural vase and two faceted orbs, shino glazed, height 21 cm ***
*** A New Zealand colonial Carder Bros. salt glazed butler's sink, rectangular form, double stamped including company name and 'Ponsonby & Hobsonville, Auckland, N.Z.', showing some wear of use. 61.5 cm x 38.5 cm x 20 cm ***
*** A Milton Pottery bread plate, majolica type glaze, relief moulded including the text 'Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread', length 29 cm. Some old damage to foot. ***
*** Rebecca Harris 'Settling In' a ceramic diptych panel artwork, 'A Vision' (Murderers Bay) [after the engraving from Abel Tasman's 1642 voyage] and 'Lost Way', both initialed, entitled, dated 2004 and numbered 1/1. 22.5 cm x 40 cm. ***
*** A Chester Nealie anagama bottle vase, of distorted mallet shape with heavily burnt and encrusted walls. Incised signature and date '92. Height 40.5 cm ***
*** Nicholas Brandon large pottery vase, orb form body and tapered neck, the black gloss glaze with iron-streaked highlights. Unmarked. Height 43 cm. ***
*** A Barry Brickell salt glazed sculptured lamp base, the twisted square section formed base with an arched window to each panel rising to a spherical section with impressed repeating X-form design, the neck section above with flared form, rich mottled salt… ***
*** A Doreen Blumhardt vase, stylised spear-head form, thick translucent grey and red glaze to two thirds of the body, the lower section with a thin brown glaze. Small, curved cut-out opening to the top. Impressed mark. Height 36 cm. ***
*** Peter Stichbury large shino glazed vase, the neck with incised sculpted and banded decoration with dark matt glaze, good lustrous shino glaze to the body. Impressed potter's mark, height 30 cm. Provenance: from the collection of one of the potter's… ***
*** O.C. Stephens Art Deco bright green glaze vase, the squat body with relief scrolling leaf restrained decoration, printed mark. Diameter 16 cm ***
*** Barry Brickell (1935 - 2016) dark brown terracotta unglazed 3 cup planter with band tooled pressed relief. Height 37 cm Brickell (1935 - 2016) dark brown terracotta unglazed three cup planter with band of tooled impressed relief. Height 37 cm. Drain hole… ***
*** Early Mirek Smisek tall wine bottle. With two lugs cane handle and woven cork stopper. Incised name on base. Height 28 cm. ***
*** Ross Mitchell-Anyon (1954 - 2022) huge shino glaze bowl. Diameter 40 x 13.5 cm. Early mark on foot ***
*** A Titian studio pottery figure of Gainsborough's blue boy in 19th century French style, his black hat with white feather reglued. Incised painted mark to base. Height 23.5 cm. Note: it is recorded that only 10 of these figures were made. ***
*** Graeme Storm, baluster fluted vase, tenmoku glaze in gloss black with brown highlighting the ribs. Impressed potters mark, height 26.5 cm. ***
*** A Peter Alger 'Lava Box #6', the circular recessed lid with knob finial, square section, mildly tapered and curved sides, raised on four feet of pentagon form, the lustrous red/brown glaze with craquelure showing dark glaze below. Impressed potter's marks… ***
*** A Richard Parker winged vase, striking blue glaze, quatrefoil shaped top opening, terracotta body, label attached. Height 18 cm ***
*** Christchurch Brick Co. squat circular vase, blue glaze, impressed coggle decoration, impressed mark. Diameter 11 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. From a Ltd. Ed. of #69/500, with certificate and associated booklets. 34 cm x 8.5… ***
*** A Titian Studio fantail wall vase, height 13.5 cm ***
*** Bronwyn Cornish, clay sculpture 'Cat Woman', 2011. 6 x 9.5 x 28 cm ***
*** Chester Nealie spherical anagama fired vase, textured and variable glaze effects more evident to one side. One small lug to the shoulder. Impressed potter's mark to base, height 23.5 cm. ***
*** Jengis Poor very large footed dish, low lustre celadon glaze with concentric circle design, diameter 57 x 11 cm ***
*** A Jack Hutchison standing pottery hare, clear glaze to the tan body, cubist influences, circular base, the underside with incised sculptors initials and date '36. Height 6.5 cm ***
*** A 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. ***
*** Graeme Storm, stoneware tapered spherical vase, knotted rope sculpted bound to the centre, matt blue glaze. Impressed potter's marks, height 25.5 cm ***
*** Graeme Storm, stoneware pinch pot, small pedestal flared bowl, purple/blue glaze. Impressed potters mark. c.1960/1990, diameter 10.3 cm. ***
*** Chris Weaver tapered oval teapot, pale blue glaze, pegged rimu overhead handle. Impressed potter's mark and labelled to base. ***
*** Graeme Storm, stoneware trumpet vase, finely ribbed, the top rim pinched with four small pierced lugs, variable matt red and blue glaze. Impressed potters mark, height 26 cm ***
*** Titian Aquila Ceramics model of 'Andre' the seal, glazed dark grey/blue on a pale rocky base, printed marks. Height 19 cm. ***
*** A John Roy terracotta 'Lincoln Innocence' sculpture, light turquoise glaze, potter's mark and signature to base, height 41 cm. ***
*** Ross Mitchell-Anyon, wood-fired platter, superbly chittered. Mid-1980s, from retrospective exhibition. Diameter 52 cm. A.B: 'Ross Mitchell-Anyon has been such a 'free' potter over the years. This is the largest bowl, which was exhibited at his… ***
*** Rosemarie Brittain, two fish sculptures and four bird sculptures, the largest in porcelain with faults, height 14 cm. ***
*** A Graeme Storm vase, ovoid shape with trumpet neck with double ring to the mouth. Raised on circular spreading foot, turquoise glaze with plumb splashes, height 41 cm ***
*** John Parker, Vortex vase, conical ring turned and cylindrical neck shape pierced with brass screws, gloss black glaze. Impressed initials.H.40.5 cm. ***
*** Chester Nealie (b.1942) large anagama fired shallow bowl, encrusted glaze highlights to one side. Incised potter's mark and paper label to base. Circa 1980's made at the potter's Kaipara kiln, diameter 38 cm. ***
*** An New Zealand colonial pottery salt glazed dog doorstop, the seated dog with characterful smiling face. and cut away sections. Chipping to base, height 17.5 cm. Note: Exler, Crum, Homebush and other colonial Potteries made similar dogs. Based on the… ***
*** A pair of Peter Hutson (Wellington) N.Z. colonial majolica glazed storage jars, a graduated pair of barrel form, the larger 'FLOUR' with lid absent, the other 'TEA' with original fitted lid, speckled majolica glaze dominated in deep blue, green and brown… ***
*** Barry Brickell large floor storage pot, the mildly domed lid with turned finial, the pool of green blue glaze to the centre, the baluster body with fluted lug handles, darker variable tones with glossy highlights. Unmarked, height 43 cm. ***
*** Mirek Smisek 'Gate to the World' salt glazed stoneware deep bowl, with original gallery label under the base, impressed potter's cipher to the side, width 28 cm. ***
*** 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. 32.8 x 20.2 x 5.7 cm. Provenance: From the potter's personal… ***
*** 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. 32.8 x 20.2 x 5.7 cm. Provenance: From the potter's personal… ***