*** | Len Castle, branch vase, with jun glaze over tenmoku, impressed mark, height 33.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, rare and early salt glaze pottery lamp base, of ovoid form with fine ribbed detail, the cobalt slip giving variable blue effects, impressed castellated mark to base and original exhibition handwritten label reading '13. Salt glaze stoneware… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, red lava bowl, earthenware with lustre red speckled glaze, potter's mark to base, height 13.5 cm, diameter 28.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection. | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, five conjoined vases, stoneware with ash over tenmoku glazes, impressed mark and dates 1960's on affixed label, height 29.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, branch vase, press moulded stoneware vase with poured jun type glaze over tenmoku, impressed initials to the base, height 46 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, large bowl, with wax resist pattern, 10 x 39 x 39 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, inverted Volcano vase, moulded earthenware, dark green texture exterior and rich lava red glaze to interior with unique ribbing. Impressed initials to base. Length 84.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Crater lake bowl, with alkaline blue glaze to the well and textured sculptured cavetto incised initials Depth 48 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, impressive conical shaped 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, branch vase, with jun glaze over tenmoku, impressed initials to the base. Height 34 cm. A similar branch vase is illustrated on the cover of Artists and Craftsmen in New Zealand by Peter cape | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, bottle vase, with jun type glaze poured over tenmoku. Height 34 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, a double-headed avian hanging form, with wing lines to the body, 28.5 x 32.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, crater lake bowl/alkaline pool bowl, in matt stained earthenware with sculptured cavetto with alkaline blue glazed well, impressed initials to the base, diameter 48 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, sulphurous bowl, the large and impressive deep conical earthenware bowl with yellow sulphur glaze, impressed initials to the base. Diameter 44 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, large hanging form, oxide washed stoneware, impressed mark to the back, 34 x 37.5 x 7 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, avian bowl, with bright alkaline blue glaze to the well and silica rubbed oxide textured exterior, impressed mark to the base, 34.5 x 34.5 x 12 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, branch Vase, press-moulded stoneware vase with saturated iron underglaze, rutile overglaze. Impressed initials. Height 43 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, slip trailed bowl, with crab motif in white, 1955, C mark, diameter 23 cm, This bowl was in the first ever craft show in a public gallery in 1955 with Isle von Randow and Len Castle at the Auckland city Art gallery. Illustrated: Making the… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, lava lake bowl, with sculptured cavetto and red lava glaze to the well and black matt stained exterior, impressed initials. Diameter 45 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, impressive lava lake bowl in matt black stained earthenware, with sculptured cavetto and lava red glaze. Impressed initials to the base. Diameter 48.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, a good earthenware Crater lake bowl with turquoise alkaline glazed interior, impressed marks. Diameter 46 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, lava lake bowl, in matt black stained earthenware with lava red glaze well, sculptured cavetto, impressed initials, diameter 41.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, stoneware square section bottle vase, with jun glaze poured over tenmoku, impressed initials, height 34 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, 'The Rockpool?, hand formed and press molded bowl in grey stained earthenware with blue glaze to the well, 2004, LC mark, diameter 40 cm. Illustrated: Len Castle, Making the Molecules dance, Lopdell house gallery, p. 85 | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, crater Lake bowl, in matt grey stained earthenware with turquoise alkaline glazed well and sculptured cavetto, impressed initials. Provenance: From the Neil and Fay Castle Collection. Diameter 53 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Crater lake bowl, with alkaline blue glaze to the well and textured sculptured cavetto, incised initials. Diameter 48 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, two Pacific series bowls, both with bright alkaline blue glazed interior and textured exterior, impressed vertical LC mark to bases, diameter 19 cm and diameter 13 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, sea hawk bowl, earthenware with alkaline blue glazed interior and silica-rubbed oxide exterior, ceramic, impressed potter's mark to the base, 12 x 34 x 34 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, bottle vase, with jun type glaze over poured tenmoku. Height 30 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Avian Bowl, the interior with crackled dark green and dark grey glazes, umber pigment rubbed exterior, impressed potter's mark, W. 39.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, inverted Volcano, moulded vase, with grey textured exterior and red lava glaze interior. Length 85 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, stoneware square section bottle vase, with jun glaze poured over tenmoku, height 35 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, lava lake bowl, in matt black stained earthenware with sculptured cavetto and lava red glaze. Impressed initials to the base. Diameter 42 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, bottle vase, in the Japanese manner with tenmoku glaze and wax resist quince blossom motifs on a pearlescent brown ground, circa 1980, C mark, height 30 cm. Illustrated: craft New Zealand, Doreen Blumhardt and Brian brake, 1981, page 247 and… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, alkaline pool bowl, with silica rubbed oxide textured exterior. The well with deep blue/turquoise glaze, impressed initials to the foot. Diameter 34 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Large stoneware bowl, with an elegant jun glaze to the interior, the textured exterior washed with umber pigment, 38 x 38 x 11.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Hemispherical bowl, stoneware, with red lava glaze interior and oxide textured exterior, ceramic, impressed potter's mark to the base, 14 x 28 x 28 cm | *** | |
*** | Theo Schoon, a rare and important press moulded stoneware dish, the rectangular dish decorated with an impressed, theo Schoon stamp design. Signed with initials to the base and with affixed label from Steve Rumsey. This dish, one of only four known, was a… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, unique Rock Pool bowl, textured unglazed exterior with sculptured rim and deep blue alkaline glaze to the interior. Circa 2004, impressed initials, illustrated Len Castle Making the Molecules Dance, p. 84 (detail of the well) and p. 85.… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, rare and unusual branch vase, with speckled white glaze poured over iron glaze, impressed cross motif to the body, raised on six very short circular feet, impressed potter's mark to lower side, height 36 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, large gourd form bottle vase, with gnarled rim and scored sides in heavy feldspathic matt white glaze with blue and brown highlights, mid 1960s, C mark, diameter 41 cm. Refer Len Castle Potter, page 36. | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, three salt pourers, together with an incense holder, diameter 9 cm: each approx. | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, crater Lake bowl, in matt grey stained earthenware with turquoise alkaline glazed well and sculptured cavetto, impressed initials. Provenance: From the Neil and Fay Castle Collection. Diameter 53 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, impressive bird headed bowl. Earthenware with deep blue alkaline glaze to the interior. impressed initials to the base. Diameter 40 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, stoneware square section bottle, with rectangular walls the surface decorated with black and jun type glaze, impressed initials. Height 29 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, massive hanging form, in oxide washed stoneware with blue interior glaze, circa 1990, LC mark, length 33 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Pacific series bowl, with avian head modelled in high relief, the well with crackle green glaze with textured umber exterior. Diameter 36 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, stoneware bowl, with shino glaze, 10 x 41 x 41 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, branch vase, press-moulded stoneware vase with saturated iron under glaze with rutile over glaze. Impressed initials. Height 44 cm. This vase is a matching example to a branch vase sold by Art and object in May 2012 (catalogue 56, lot 104) | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, stoneware bowl, with wax resist pattern, 9.7 x 41 x 41 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Hemispherical bowl, with red lava glaze. Diameter 28 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, large press moulded discoid vase, with burnt umber pigmented surface. Height 45 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Large hanging form, stoneware with burnt umber washed textured surface, impressed potter's mark to reverse, width 34 x 32 x 7 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, large earthenware bowl, with green glaze. This bowl is one of only a small number of this size with green glaze, impressed initials to the foot. Diameter 42 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, large hanging form, of paddle shape with heavily textured finish in grey stained white earthenware, circa 2000, LC mark, length 35 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, crater lake bowl, matt light grey stained earthenware, alkaline blue glaze to the interior (minor chipping), impressed potter's mark above the foot, diameter 35 cm. Provenance: collection of Maureen Yee | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, large hanging form, oxide washed stoneware, impressed potter's mark verso, 33 cm x33 cm x9 cm. Provenance: collection of Maureen Yee | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, large earthenware bowl, with rich red lava glaze, impressed initials to the foot. Diameter 40 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, large lava glazed lipped bowl, matt grey stained earthenware, impressed initials, 24 cm wide | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, sea secret, earthenware cone shaped with textured surface and blue pigment, impressed initials, length 24 cm. Exhibited: Len Castle, mountain to the sea, 2009 travelling exhibition | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, early slip trailed pin dish, decorated with intertwined worms, impressed mark, diameter 10.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, stoneware square section bottle vase, with jun glaze over poured tenmoku, impressed initials, height 30 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, stoneware square section bottle vase, with tenmoku glaze, impressed initials (glaze obscured), height 33.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, shino bowl, large ceramic bowl with shino glaze and starry crackled interior, impressed potter's mark, diameter 39 cm. Provenance: Ron sang collection | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, large hemispherical earthenware bowl, with red lava glaze, impressed initials to the base. Diameter 40 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Large Earth Book, white earthenware with black staining (potter's proof), impressed LC mark verso, 19 x 31 x 18 cm. Provenance: Collection of the Castle Family | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, branch vase, with jun glaze over tenmoku, impressed initials to the base. Height 34.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Impressive charger, with alkaline blue glaze and impressed rope decoration, impressed LC mark near to the foot and (later?) incised letter 'A', 54 x 54 x 8 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, blue night sky, earthenware bowl of tapering conical shape with alkaline copper cobalt glaze. Fired at Warkworth in an electric kiln, 2007, diameter 42 cm. Illustrated: Len Castle, Making the Molecules dance, Lopdell house gallery, p.226 note:… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, large and impressive press moulded discoid vase, with burnt umber pigmented surface, C mark to the foot, height 45 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Wilson | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Crater Lake/alkaline pool bowl, in matt stained earthenware with sculptured cavetto with alkaline blue glazed well. Impressed initials. Diameter 42 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, crater lake/Alkaline pool bowl, in matt stained earthenware with sculptured cavetto, alkaline blue glazed well, impressed initials to the base. Diameter 45 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, two fine stoneware bowls, with rich blue interior glaze, 10 x 25.5 x 25.5 cm and 6.5 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, red lava crater lake bowl, the large deep bowl with red cadmium selenium lava glaze pooling to the well, C. 2000, LC mark, diameter 39 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, earthenware press moulded bowl, with grey stained exterior and sculptured cavetto and rich turquoise well, 1995. Made for the vendor by special order, LC mark, diameter 48 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, hanging form, in iron oxide washed stoneware with impressed motifs, circa 1980s, length 56 cm. These motifs were used widely by Len Castle and are based on a Kanji symbol that Castle saw in Japan on the eves of farmhouses, the symbol meaning… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, branch vase, the press moulded stoneware vase with jun type glaze over tenmoku. Impressed initials to the base. Height 33 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, large earthenware conical bowl, with blue glaze, impressed initials to the foot. Diameter 41 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, large rectangular platter, stoneware with shino glaze and impressed decoration, impressed mark and dated 1960's to affixed label, width 38.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Large Night Sky bowl, earthenware bowl with rich dark blue glaze, impressed potter's mark to the base, 17 x 41 x 41 cm, Provenance: Collection of Murray Shaw | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Large hemispherical bowl, with speckled red lava glaze, impressed potter's mark to the base, diameter 39 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Sea Secret, of pierced dome form, impressed potter's mark to the base, 13 x 15 x 15 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, an impressive earthbook, in grey stained stoneware, circa 1998, LC mark, width 33 cm. One of the first earthbooks made, this example has an impression of the potters hand/fist on the rear. | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, sea secret, with blue alkaline glazed interior, impressed initials, diameter 24.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Large hanging bottle vase, iron oxide washed stoneware with impressed koru decoration, impressed cypher to the back, height 45 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, sea secret, oval sculpted form with a blue alkaline interior, ceramic, impressed potter's mark to the base, 3.5 x 21 x 19 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Hanging avian form, iron oxide washed stoneware, incised initials | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, earthenware bowl, night Sky series, signed with impressed artist's monogram. Diameter 42 cm. Height 14.6 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, square bottle vase, stoneware with jun glaze poured over tenmoku, impressed Lc mark to the base, height 30 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, stoneware gourd vase yellow ochre pigment, wood ash glaze to the neck. LC incised on the base. Height 35 cm. Provenance: from the collection of Ruth Butterworth | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, earthenware bowl, with impressed decoration. Impressed initials to base. Diameter 28 cm. Illustrated: Len Castle Potter, Ron sang and Len Castle, page 181 | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, sea secret, of compressed vase form, the exterior carved with vertical ribs and washed with an aqua green pigment, the interior with an alkaline blue glaze, impressed mark to the base, 17 x 17 x 13 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Crater Lake bowl, with sculptured cavetto rim and blue alkaline glaze to the well and dark stained exterior, impressed initials to the base, diameter 49 cm. Provenance: The Russell McVeagh Collection of Applied arts | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, Sea Secret, earthenware cone shaped with textured surface, impressed initials, 85 x 20 x 14 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, an impressive hand-thrown stoneware bowl, with green speckled interior, 7.3 x 29 x 29 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, hanging bottle form, in iron oxide washed stoneware, circa 1980s, length 56 cm | *** | |