*** | Len Castle, an inverted volcano, with red lava glaze interior and matte black exterior, 19 x 86 x 19.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, large branch vase, stoneware slab vase with jun glaze over tenmoku, impressed potter's Lc mark, 42 x 35 x 18 cm. Provenance: Purchased directly from Ron sang. | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Impressive and oversized Blossom vase, stoneware slab vase with jun glaze over tenmoku, impressed potter's LC mark to the foot, 56.5 x 50 x 30 cm, For similar examples see: Len Castle potter, p. 124, 158, 210-212; and Len Castle Making the… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, an oversized blossom vase, stoneware slab vase in tenmoku glaze with speckled jun highlights, impressed potter's mark, height 53.5 cm, width 43 cm, for similar examples see: Len Castle potter, p. 124, 158, 210-212; and Len Castle Making the… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, an important and rare sulphurous bowl, with predominating matte black glaze giving way to a pool of sulphurous crackle glaze interior, 18 x 44.3 x 44.3 mm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, blossom vase, impressive slab built vase with jun glaze over tenmoku, impressed initials, height 53 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, an impressive slab built branch vase, with jun glaze over tenmoku, 37.5 x 28 x 18 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Rare Oversize Branch Vase, stoneware with rare dark green and tenmoku glazes, impressed potter's initials to the base, 47 x 39 x 16 cm. Provenance: Purchased directly from Len Castle in 1995. | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, stoneware blossom vase, with tenmoku glaze with jun glaze to the shoulders and neck. This example is the last one of these made in June 1995 by special order for the vendor, LC mark, height 57 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, sulphurous bowl, with crackle glaze interior and matte black exterior, 17.2 x 41.8 x 41.8 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, sulphurous bowl, with crackle glaze interior and exterior, 17 x 45 x 45 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, inverted volcano, stoneware with grey textured exterior and red lava glaze interior, impressed potter's Lc mark, 86 x 17 x 17 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, inverted volcano, stoneware with grey textured exterior and red lava glaze interior, impressed mark, 85 x 17.5 x 17 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Crater Lake bowl, with alkaline blue glaze to the well and textured sculptured cavetto. Diameter 50 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Impressive and unique large Crater Lake bowl, white earthenware with grey stained exterior, alkaline blue glaze to the well and textured sculptured cavetto, incised initials and dated 2009 to the base. Provenance: Graham Ambrose collection.… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, a very nice, large square sided bottle vase, with Jun glaze over Tenmoku, 43 x 14.5 x 14.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, stoneware blossom vase, with tenmoku glaze and jun glaze to the shoulders and neck. This example is the last one of these made in June 1995 by special commission for a previous owner, LC mark, height 57 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Rare Sulphurous bowl, of unusual shallow hemispherical form with vivid crackled glaze effects to the well, impressed LC mark to foot, diameter 4.9 cm. Provenance: Collection of the Castle Family | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, inverted volcano, moulded vase with grey textured exterior and red lava glaze poured to the rim and interior, incised initials and dated 2010, width 86 cm. Provenance: This piece was specially made by Len Castle for Graham Ambrose. | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Sulphurous Bowl, stoneware with matt black exterior and yellow craquelure interior glaze, 17 x 44 x 44 cm. Provenance: From the collection of Ron Sang | *** | |
*** | Len Castle and Theo Schoon, nineteen high-fired earthenware umber tablets, made by Castle, impressed with patterns representing an almost complete dictionary of examples of Schoon's stamps. The stamps were subsequently deposited at Te Papa, circa 1984.… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Sulphurous bowl, of hemispherical form with vivid crackled glaze effects to the well, circa 2010, LC mark, diameter 45 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Inverted Volcano, moulded earthenware with matt black exterior and interior red lava glaze, the jagged rim with splashes and spills of the red lava glaze. Width 85 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle and Theo Schoon, beaker vase, stoneware with painted decoration by Theo Schoon, c. 1952, Len Castle impressed mark to the base, height 20.5 cm. Illustrated: Len Castle, Making the Molecules dance (Lopdell house gallery, 2008), p. 115 Provenance… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, a large sea hawk bowl, with rich alkaline blue glazed interior and volcanic type, silica-rubbed exterior, 15 x 44.5 x 47 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, inverted volcano, moulded vase, with grey textured exterior and red lava glaze interior, impressed mark, length 85 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, sea hawk bowl, with rich alkaline blue glazed interior and volcanic type, silica-rubbed exterior, 13 x 32.2 x 335 | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Lava Lake bowl, with sculptured cavetto and red lava glaze to the well and black matt stained exterior. Diameter 45 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Crater Lake/Alkaline pool bowl, matt grey stained earthenware, impressed mark, 48.5 x 48.5 x 12 cm | *** | |
*** | Theo Schoon, rare and important press moulded stoneware dish, decorated with an impressed Theo Schoon stamp design, signed with incised initials to the base and with affixed label from Steve Rumsey, 7 x 27 cm. Note: This dish was a creative collaboration… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, inverted volcano, stoneware with grey textured exterior and red lava glaze interior, ceramic, impressed potter's mark to the base, 86 x 17 x 17 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, lava lake bowl, earthenware, the interior with vibrant swirling lava red glaze, the textured exterior in anthracite grey with sculpted rim, impressed potter's mark, diameter 47.5 cm, for a similar example see: Len Castle Making the Molecules… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, impressive sulphurous bowl, of hemispherical form in earthenware with crackled sulphur glaze, impressed initials, width 44 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Inverted Volcano, moulded earthenware, with matt black exterior and interior red lava glaze, the jagged rim with splashes and spills of red lava glaze. Width 85 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, sulphurous bowl, large and impressive deep conical earthenware bowl with yellow sulphur glaze, impressed initials to the base, diameter 41 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Inverted Volcano, moulded earthenware with grey textured exterior and red lava glazed interior, impressed mark, 87 cm wide | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, a press moulded branch vase, with rich brown tenmoku glaze, 38 x 30 x 17 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, crater lake bowl, earthenware with alkaline blue glaze to the interior, shiny black to the exterior, impressed potter's Lc mark to the base, diameter 46 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Crater Lake/Alkaline Pool bowl, matt grey stained earthenware, impressed mark, 46 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, inverted Volcano vase, moulded earthenware, grey texture exterior and lava red glaze to interior. Impressed initials to base. Length 84.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Sulphurous bowl, of hemispherical form in earthenware with crackled sulphur glaze, LC mark. Diameter 45 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Sulphurous bowl, of hemispherical form in earthenware with crackled sulphur glaze, impressed initials to the base. Provenance: Graham Ambrose collection | *** | |
*** | Len Castle and John Crichton, painted lamp base, unglazed earthenware painted by John Crichton with a tribal design, with electrical fittings, impressed mark to the base, height 30 cm. Provenance: John Crichton Estate | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Large Waka Form, glazed earthenware, signed with artist's monogram, 15.5 x 94 x 23 cm. Provenance: Purchased from Burning Issues exhibition, Whangarei. | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Sulphurous bowl of hemispherical form, with crackled sulphur glaze of graduating yellow colour, impressed initials to base. Diameter 45 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, red inverted Volcano, moulded earthenware with grey stained exterior and cadmium/selenium red lava glaze interior. Early version of this style 1995, LC mark, width 86 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Sulphurous bowl, stoneware with matt black exterior and crackled glaze effects to the interior, impressed LC mark to base, Diameter 44 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Sulphurous bowl, stoneware with matt black exterior and crackled glaze effects to the interior, impressed LC mark to the base, Diameter 44 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, large square bottle vase, stoneware slab vase with jun glaze over tenmoku, impressed potter's LC mark, 41 x 14.5 x 14.5 cm. Provenance: Purchased directly from Ron sang. | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Sulphurous bowl of hemispherical form, with vivid crackled sulphur glaze, impressed initials to base. Diameter 45 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, impressive crater lake/alkaline pool bowl, in matt stained earthenware with sculptured cavetto, the well graduating from light blue to deep blue, impressed initials to the base, diameter 54 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, rare inverted volcano, molded earthenware, grey texture exterior and alkaline blue glaze to interior, impressed initials, length 87 cm. | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Crater Lake bowl, matt light grey stained earthenware, alkaline blue glaze to the interior, impressed potter's LC mark to the base, diameter 46 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, blossom vase, a large and impressive example of this iconic form. The press moulded vase with jun glaze over tenmoku. Circa 1980. (A small hairline crack at the base has been professionally restored), impressed initials to the base, a similar… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, an oversize, impressive press moulded blossom vase, with an unusual pale blue talc glaze, 57 x 45 x 30 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, inverted volcano, moulded earthenware, grey textured exterior with red lava glaze to the interior, impressed initials, width 87 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Rockpool bowl, hand formed and press moulded entitled 'The Rockpool' in grey stained earthenware with blue glaze to the well, 2004, LC mark, diameter 40 cm. Illustrated: Making the Molecules dance: Len Castle Ceramics a retrospective… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, blossom vase, the large and impressive vase with rare blue semi matt talc glaze, one of only three blossom vases made by Len Castle with this glaze. Height 56 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, sea hawk bowl, earthenware bowl, with rich alkaline blue glazed interior and silica-rubbed oxide exterior, impressed Lc mark and dated '98 to the base, height 12 cm, diameter 34 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, blossom vase impressive slab built vase with jun glaze over tenmoku impressed initials to the base. Height 53 cm. Provenance: from the collection of Ruth Butterworth | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Sulphurous bowl, of hemispherical form, with crackled sulphur glaze impressed initials to base Depth 44 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, a thickly-walled, rimmed bowl, with rich alkaline blue interior and volcanic-type, silica-rubbed exterior, 14.5 x 28 x 28 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, a square sided bottle vase, with Jun glaze over Tenmoku, 30 x 10 x 9.3 mm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, a square sided bottle vase, in tenmoku glaze with wax resist decoration, 30 x 9.5 x 10 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, lava lake bowl, matt black stained earthenware with dramatic deep red glaze to the well and sculptured cavetto, impressed initials to the base, 41.7 x 41.7 x 9 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, large bottle vase, with jun type glaze poured over tenmoku. Height 42 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, rare inverted volcano, moulded earthenware, grey texture exterior and alkaline blue glaze to interior, impressed initials to base. Length 870 mm. This rare blue glazed inverted volcano is one of only three made by Len Castle. | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, a double-headed avian hanging form, in iron oxide washed stoneware, roughly textured and with wing lines to the body, 30 x 38 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, good early Crum Brickworks salt glaze blue-ribbed ovoid vase, early impressed mark to the base, height 18 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Red Lava crucible pouring vessel, earthenware with grey textured exterior, impressed potter's mark to the base, 14 x 43 x 42 cm, Provenance: Collection of Murray Shaw | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, square bottle vase, stoneware slab vase with jun glaze over tenmoku, impressed potter's Lc mark, 23.5 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm. Provenance: Purchased directly from Ron sang. | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, inverted volcano, moulded earthenware with grey textured exterior and red lava glaze to the interior, impressed initials to the base, length 86 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Hemispherical bowl, with alkaline blue glaze, 16.8 x 44 x 44 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, an important early salt glaze vase, with incised decoration. Circa 1952, impressed initials to the base, fired at the Crum Brick and Tile Works in New Lynn. illustrated: Len Castle Potter, p.13. Provenance. Provenance: From the Neil and Fay… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Volcanic crucible pouring vessel, with grey attained exterior and cadmium/selenium lava glaze to the well, circa 1993, LC mark, diameter 39 cm, applied cloth label to the base no 117 from the 1994 LC retrospective 'Making the Molecules dance'. | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, blossom vase, extremely large and impressive press moulded stoneware vase with a semi-matt copper blue glaze. Height 56 cm width 46 cm. This vase is one of only three blossom vases made with this glaze by Len Castle. For a similar example see… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, blossom vase, Tenmoku glaze with lugs handles to the shoulder. Height 56 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Crater Lake/Alkaline Pool bowl, in matt stained earthenware with sculptured cavetto, impressed mark to the base, diameter 47 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Wilson | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, crater lake/ alkaline pool bowl, impressed initials to base, diameter 53 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, sulphurous bowl, of unusual shallow hemispherical form with matt crackled glaze, impressed Lc mark and dated '09 to the base, diameter 48 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle. Crater lake/alkaline pool bowl with sculptured cavetto rim with blue alkaline glaze to the well and with dark stained exterior. Impressed initials to the base. Diameter 48 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, large square section bottle vase, with jun glaze over tenmoku, impressed initials, height 42 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, early brown salt glazed ovoid vase, with incised decoration and a single glaze drip to the shoulder section, early impressed Castle mark to the base, fired at the crumb Brick and tile works, new Lynn circa 1952. Height 19 cm. Provenance: from… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, a square sided bottle vase, with rare blue talc glaze, 30 x 9 x 10 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, a square sided bottle vase, in tenmoku glaze with wax resist decoration, 30 x 9 x 10 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, large hemispherical bowl, with red speckled lava glaze, 16.5 x 40.5 x 40.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, sulphurous bowl, earthenware. Circa 2010, impressed initials to the foot. Diameter 47 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, rare Sulphurous bowl, of unique smaller hemispherical form with vivid crackled glaze effects to the well, LC mark. Diameter 38 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, large 'Sea Hawk' bowl, earthenware bowl, the interior with alkaline blue glaze and impressed rope decoration, silica rubbed exterior, impressed potter's mark, width 44 cm, illustrated: Len Castle potter, p. 220. Other Notes: see also: Len… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Sulphurous bowl, large and impressive conical shaped earthenware bowl with yellow and black 'Sulphur’ glaze. Impressed initials to the foot, made in 2010. Diameter 42 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, large stoneware square section bottle vase, with jun glaze poured over tenmoku, impressed initials, height 42 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, rare inverted Volcano, with turquoise/blue interior, moulded earthenware with grey stained exterior. One of two ever made with this particular glaze, LC mark, width 86 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, large red lava bowl, earthenware with speckled bright red glaze, impressed mark to the base, 44 x 44 x 16 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, branch vase, press moulded stoneware vase with shino glaze. Impressed initials to the base. Height 33 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, an important early earthenware vase, matt wood ash glaze. Circa1954, impressed initials to the base, made and fired at 52 Westmere Crescent, Auckland. fired in a single chamber down-draught firebrick kiln fuelled by atomised diesel oil.… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, large hemispherical bowl, with red speckled lava glaze, 13 x 37 x 37.5 cm | *** | |