*** | A rare geometric and angular form large cat spill vase, by Louis Wain, (1860-1939) the earthenware body hand painted in purple/mauve with black bordered pale green and red stripes and impressed irregular patterns to either flank, the triangular ears,… | *** | |
*** | A fine Royal Worcester porcelain mask handled neo-classical urn and cover, Harry Davis, 1912 shape 2330; of ovoid form, raised on an acanthus moulded decorated circular foot, the fore-shaped panel filled with a study of two highland sheep and a lamb in a… | *** | |
*** | A late 19th century Peter Hutson & Co. Maori maiden figure the tall wahine stands with raised right arm to support a basket (missing) and is wearing a rain cloak. All with a thick, dark, green brown majollica glaze on an octagonal base. Right arm restored… | *** | |
*** | A Versace by Rosenthal Le Jardin de Versace tableware set. An enchanting garden in delicate pastel shades and an opulent diversity of blossoms, berries, insects and ornaments, all are combined by the Versace Milan studio to playfully symbolise a summer… | *** | |
*** | A very rare Louis Wain ceramic cat, C. 1914, 'Futurist Cat' the cubist style in green, with yellow and red accents. With printed mark to underside made in England, moulded manufacturer's marks Rd no. 1637 (indistinct) and glaze mark Louis Wain. Impressed… | *** | |
*** | A cup and saucer pairing by Dame Lucie Rie and Hans Coper, Off-white tin interior glaze with exterior black manganese glaze and sgraffito vertical lines. Impressed maker's mark of both to base of cup. Cup height 17 cm, diameter 100, saucer, height 2.5 cm,… | *** | |
*** | A Locke & Co. Worcester rare pair Wanganui river New Zealand painted scenes handled vases, W. Stinton shape 945, one painted with an upper drop scene Wanganui river, the other painted with a lower drop scene Wanganui river, N.Z, each scene with three… | *** | |
*** | A mid 18th century Meissen armorial serving tray from the Munchhausen service. Shaped sides and scroll cup handles. Painted in magenta with a stag and cow in a landscape with flowers and butterflies. Gilt borders and painted coat of arms. Blue crosse… | *** | |
*** | A rare set of six tumblers by Dame Lucie Rie, each with the exterior in a stunning white glaze. Two with mustard glaze interior, one with black, one with manganese and the remaining two with a very pale green interior. One of the pale green interiors with… | *** | |
*** | A Royal Worcester Hadley Ware porcelain white heron painted two-handled classical vase, William Powell, 1905 shape 247_ 85A.70; the body with a continuous frieze of a pair of wading herons in a reed and dandelion edged secluded pond, surrounded by autumn… | *** | |
*** | A Len Castle crater lake bowl, matte grey stained earthenware exterior and alkaline blue glaze to the interior. Purchased directly by the vendor from the artist, the work perfectly encapsulates Castle's unrivalled skill, with the balanced, elegant form… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle. Inverted Volcano, earthenware vase with red lava glaze to the interior and textured grey exterior, impressed mark. Height 18.5 cm. Length 86 cm | *** | |
*** | A Royal Worcester porcelain highland sheep, painted two handled neo-classical vase, signed H. Davis shape 229H, the elegant tall ovoid form with a gilt-moulded short trumpet neck, the fore with two black-faced sheep and a lamb in a valley of rocks and… | *** | |
*** | An impressive mid 19th century French garniture, comprising two richly gilt ormolu mounted jardinieres with a matching central urn vase. All with Sevres style porcelain bowlsdecorated with hand painted scenes of cherubs at play. Jewelled borders on a… | *** | |
*** | A Rare G. Boyd Newton Pottery bisque fired pair large garden vases on stands the urns with moulded Greek or Roman Classical figures and with masked handles to the sides, the lower urn body with moulded acanthus leaf decoration, the urns each upon a… | *** | |
*** | Roy Cowan. Floor pot, a large and impressive salt glazed stoneware floor pot with a band of incised floral decoration. Height 98 cm. Diameter 36 cm | *** | |
*** | A Belleek First Period black mark 'Dragons' pot with Cover the squat circular form and cover with a chevron textured surface in low relief, the pot with two applied side lugs in the shape of moulded crested dragons heads, painted in mauves and blues with… | *** | |
*** | A Dame Lucie Rie elliptical form bowl, the interior with a white tin glaze, the exterior in a dark manganese glaze with sgraffito bands. Impressed maker's mark to base, height 6 cm, diameter 11.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A stunning Len Castle blossom vase, the large press moulded pot with an opalescent blue Jun glaze applied over a Tenmoku glaze. Impressed cipher, circa 1980. Height 54.5 cm. Width 50 cm. Diameter 28 cm | *** | |
*** | Bronwynne Cornish, Pacific Sphinx, 1993, New Zealand. Red earthenware with slips and stains. A sphinx wearing a crown with red lips and purple eyelids. Raised on a cuboid base with painted geometric detailing. Shown at Akasaka Green Gallery, Tokyo, in… | *** | |
*** | Roy Cowan, sculpture, a large stoneware sculpture of slab construction with various openings, iron glaze to sides. Height 109 cm. Width 57 cm. Depth 44 cm | *** | |
*** | A hand-potted vase by Ernest Shufflebotham for Crown Lynn, with concentric lathed bands to the entire surface. Crown Lynn 'Crown' mark to base, height 22 cm, diameter 16 cm | *** | |
*** | An exceedingly rare Keith Murray shoulder vase, in a blue and grey glaze with vertical ribbing at intervals to the body. The top tapering into a flared mouth encircled by circumference lines. Impressed makers mark to base, height 30 cm, diameter 21 cm | *** | |
*** | A stunning Len Castle blossom vase, the large press moulded pot with an opalescent blue Jun glaze applied over a Tenmoku glaze, circa 1980. Hairline crack near base. Height 54.5 cm. Width 500. Diameter 28 cm | *** | |
*** | Manos Nathan Tunatahi, fired terracotta vase form with splayed handle-like detailing. Maker's signature and work title inscribed to base. Manos Nathan (1948 - 2015) was born in Rawene, and has Greek and Maori heritage. He remains a leading figure in the… | *** | |
*** | A spectacular mid 20th century Royal Worcester fat bodied urn vase with id, richly gilded and with painted fruit pattern, signed T Nutt. Height 30 cm | *** | |
*** | A Clarice Cliff Bizarre two-handled lotus vase, hand painted with banded geometric patterns in orange, yellow and cream. Ovoid body with tapering mouth to the upper. Stamped to base 'Hand painted Bizarre by Clarice Cliff/Newport potter England.' height 30… | *** | |
*** | A Len Castle crater lake bowl. Len Castle alkaline bowl with a rough textured grey and white rim and a dark glazed exterior. Featuring an impressed marker's mark to base with '86' incised, height 8 cm, width 39.5 cm. Len Castle (1924-2011) is an instantly… | *** | |
*** | A cup and saucer pairing by Dame Lucie Rie and Hans Coper, Off-white tin interior glaze with exterior black manganese glaze and sgraffito vertical lines. Impressed maker's mark of both to base of cup. Cup height 17 cm, diameter 110, saucer height 2.5 cm,… | *** | |
*** | A good tall Clarice Cliff pottery Moonlight vase, with flared rim and painted floral landscape pattern. Yellow and green borders. Printed mark to base, 'Fantasque hand painted Bizarre', circa 1933. Height 24 cm | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft, flambe Spanish two handled vase, C.1905, signed, impressed marks 'Moorcroft, Burslem England, 160', height 26.7 cm, diameter 20.5 cm, weight 1.32kg | *** | |
*** | A Keith Murray for Wedgwood spherical vase, in matte blue with lathe banding to body. Stamped manufacturers mark to base, height 24 cm, diameter 24 cm | *** | |
*** | A Royal Worcester porcelain highland sheep painted two-handled neo-classical urn and cover, Harry Davis, 1914 shape 2193; the elegant tall ovoid form with a solid gold ground short trumpet neck, moulded with a collar, painted with two black-faced highland… | *** | |
*** | A Len Castle avian bowl. Len Castle avian bowl with alkaline glaze to the interior, and a oxide textured exterior. Features maker's mark to base with '86' impressed, height 9 cm, width 33.5 cm. Len Castle (1924-2011) is an instantly recognizable figure to… | *** | |
*** | A fine Royal Worcester highland cattle vase by John Stinton of urn form with rich gilding and leaf side handles. The body with continuous highland cattle scene. Signed, circa 1908. Height 42 cm | *** | |
*** | A monumental porcelain vase the separate base, body and neck mounted in ormolu with the cast handles shaped as winged caryatids with foliate decoration, the panels painted with an 18th century scene of aristocrats in a rustic landscape and birds nesting… | *** | |
*** | A Dame Lucie Rie elliptical form bowl, in an all over black glaze with a very fine white rim. Impressed maker's mark to base, height 6.5 cm, diameter 10.5 cm | *** | |
*** | An early 18th century Meissen square porcelain dish with finely painted figures in harbour scene and floral spray border, gold edging, circa 1725, with gold palace mark B. Width 16 cm | *** | |
*** | A rare Royal Doulton 'Despair' flambe figure by Charles Noke, introduced 1924. Pattern HN596, marked on base. Height 12 cm. Width 7 cm. Depth 7 cm | *** | |
*** | A large Graeme Storm stoneware baluster vase, everted rim, with repeating floral decoration in varying shades of green and brown. Impressed maker's mark to base. Acquired directly from artist. Private collection, Auckland, height 44 cm, diameter 18 cm | *** | |
*** | A spectacular porcelain vase and cover the body extensively decorated with applied flowers, insects and two putti, the rococo framed panels decorated with a painting of Meissen Castle and a romantic couple in antique costume, the pierced cover surmounted… | *** | |
*** | A monumental Len Castle shallow bowl, in an allover duck shell glaze, with a stunning lavender splatter glaze, one side shaded rigorously, the other showing mostly the ground tone. Impressed makers mark to base.. Provenance: Purchased directly from the… | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft, saltglaze leaf and berry bulbous vase, C.1925, signed in monogram, and with impressed signature and 'Made in England, height 10.5 cm, diameter 14 cm, weight 496g | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft, moonlit blue bulbous vase, C.1925, signed, impressed marks 'Moorcroft, Made in England, 180', height 20 cm, diameter 19 cm, weight 1.558kg | *** | |
*** | A rare large Len Castle book, Outfolding white earthenware form with accents of grey. Impressed makers mark to base, height 20 cm, width 24 cm, depth 200 | *** | |
*** | A pair of rare late 19th century Emile Galle faience figures, C.1880 - 1890. Designed by Emile Galle (France 1846 - 1904). Signed to foot of each. Both modelled seated and decorated with blue glazed hearts and spots against a yellow ground, inset glass… | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft, large Eventide landscape vase, C.1925, signed, impressed marks 'Moorcroft, Made in England, 101', height 31 cm, diameter 14 cm, weight 2kg | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft, tall early pale Pansy vase, C. 1920, signed, impressed marks 'Burslem, 98', height 30 cm, diameter 12 cm, weight 1.154kg | *** | |
*** | An extensive Schlaggenwald dinner service including ice pail and stand, pierced bowl and stand, fourteen pierced places, three ashettes, forty one plates etc, with gilding and painted floral decoration. Faults to some pieces | *** | |
*** | A rare Art Deco tea and coffee service, C. 1920-1930, Germany. Comprising six pieces. Silver plated. Rare Art Deco design by Berliner Elektro plated Waren Fabrik (Bepwf). Tray height 2.5 cm, width 53.5 cm, large pot height 35.6 cm, width 20.5 cm, medium… | *** | |
*** | A Dame Lucie Rie pourer, the interior in a white tin glaze, the exterior in an all-over manganese glaze. Impressed maker's mark to base, height .8 cm, width 14 cm, diameter 8.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A Royal Worcester porcelain highland sheep painted two-handled urn and cover, 1908 shape 2160; the neo-classical form with a short trumpet neck, the body with a continuous frieze of a flock of black faced highland sheep in a snowy winter landscape,… | *** | |
*** | A Royal Worcester porcelain fruit painted two-handled neo-classical vase, William Ricketts, 1924 shape H 313; of ovoid form with acanthus capped gilded shoulder handles with a lobed collar, painted with three apples, five black currants and apple blossom… | *** | |
*** | An unusual late 18th century Meissen porcelain octagonal dish with painted enamel chinoeserie bell ringers. Marcolini period c.1798. Gilt foliate borders. Width 15 cm | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft, Claremont condiment set, 1914, impressed marks 'Moorcroft, Burslem, 1914', Heights up to 7 cm, diameter 4.5 cm (widest), weight 168g (total) | *** | |
*** | A fine Royal Doulton handpainted vase by R. Johnson 'A Willing Team' of ovoid baluster form with gilt decoration and a continuous pastoral landscape of farmers with horse and cart. Signed, circa 1915. Height 30 cm | *** | |
*** | A large Graeme Storm stoneware vase, squat, baluster form with elongated neck and trumpet mouth. Carved decoration in brown and blue glaze. Stamped maker's mark to base. Acquired directly from artist. Private collection, Auckland, height 46 cm, diameter… | *** | |
*** | Pindrop Foundation, The Art of Hearing 2008 Portfolio, a set of six screeprints commissioned for the Pindrop Foundation, one each by John Pule, Shane Cotton, Sara Hughes, Judy Millar, Robert Ellis and Dick Frizzell | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft, Eventide landscape tray, 1925, impressed marks 'Moorcroft, Made in England, height 2.5 cm, length 34.5 cm, width 23 cm, weight 1.496g | *** | |
*** | Crown Lynn Wharetana Maori Art Pottery Pair of 'Moko' Bookends, a ceramic representation of ceremonial life-sized wooden masks which were hollowed out to allow fitting over a head. Glossy deep jade glazed, shape number 1019 base impressed. Height 14 cm | *** | |
*** | A Len Castle Alkaline bowl, in a hemispherical shape, with a rich blue alkaline interior and oxide textured exterior, and a yellow wash to the lower. Maker's mark to base, height 14 cm, depth 28 cm | *** | |
*** | A Royal Worcester porcelain highland cattle painted vase, John Stinton, 1906 shape G 790; the tall vase form with fluted walls, a gilded slender trumpet neck and solid gilded ground circular foot, painted with two highland cattle at a water's edge, in a… | *** | |
*** | A Dame Lucie Rie tin glaze bowl, white tin glaze with a fine manganese glaze to the rim. Impressed maker's mark to base, height 6 cm, diameter 10 cm | *** | |
*** | A Titian Victorian lady, in porcelain. Height 230 mm, width 160 mm, diameter 80 mm | *** | |
*** | A rare Ambrico (Crown Lynn) hand-painted swan, signed to base. Height 90 mm, width 90 mm, diameter 130 mm | *** | |
*** | A pair of Crown Lynn Wharetana Moko bookends, in green glaze. One face with manufacturing chip to upper corner (under the glaze). Height 15 cm | *** | |
*** | A Roy Cowan amphora floor vase, 1983. Made from stoneware, with a bulbous, beige glazed body. The piece is decorated with various geometric motifs, including concentric lines, contrasted with incised vertical rectangles, and circles. Height 90 cm, width… | *** | |
*** | Richard Parker, large winged vase in black and white, 60 x 55.5 x 45 cm | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft, tall white Pansy vase, C. 1920, signed, impressed marks 'Moorcroft, Burslem, W98', height 30 cm, diameter 11 cm, weight 1.06kg | *** | |
*** | A rare teal McAlpine jug for Crown Lynn, with 'McAlpine' in blue raised relief. Crown Lynn stamp to base, height 21 cm, width 13 cm | *** | |
*** | A 18th century Chelsea tea bowl and saucer in Japanese Kakiemon style. Octagonal facet shape with hand painted lady in the Pavillion pattern. Ex Pitt Rivers collection. Diameter 12 cm | *** | |
*** | A Graeme Storm everted vase, incised decorative lines, in a green and blue glaze. Maker's mark stamped to base. Acquired directly from the artist. Private collection, Auckland, height 15 cm, width 24 cm, diameter 20.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A Bronwynne Cornish sculpture titled the weighing of the heart, dated 2019. A black glazed earthenware sculpture depicting the ancient Egyptian belief that the deceased's heart was weight against the feather of Maat, height 40 cm, width 20 cm, diameter 35… | *** | |
*** | A Royal Worcester fruit vase by Freeman lidded urn shape on stand, richly gilt and painted with a continuous fruit in landscape scene. Signed Freeman. Height 30 cm | *** | |
*** | A Keith Murray moonstone shoulder vase, designed for Wedgwood c. 1930. Glazed in the pearlescent 'Moonstone' colourway. Stamped and impressed maker's mark to base, height 29 cm, diameter 22 cm | *** | |
*** | A William Moorcroft two handled fruit bowl, on stand with boldly painted Persian design. Signed and impressed marks. Depth 28.5 cm | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft, moonlit blue bulbous vase, C. 1925, signed, impressed marks 'Moorcroft, Made in England, 189', height 20 cm, diameter 18 cm, weight 1.616kg | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft, Claremont Toadstool bulbous vase, 1913, signed and dated, Rd no. 4,20061, impressed mark '348,' height 19.5 cm, diameter 17 cm, weight 1.382kg | *** | |
*** | A Royal Worcester highland cattle urn vase of tapered classical form on circular foot with satin green/ gold borders and painted highland cattle scene by J. Stinton. Printed mark, circa 1916. Height 26.5 cm | *** | |
*** | An Anneke Borren totem, a stoneware form that is filled with concrete. Decorated with black and gold banding, height 82 cm, depth 16.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, branch pot, a large and impressive press moulded branch pot with a hare's fur glaze. Height 58 cm. Width 51 cm. Depth 30 cm | *** | |
*** | A hand-potted ovoid vase by Ernest Shufflebotham for Crown Lynn, shape number 24, with concentric bands. Crown Lynn tiki mark to base, height 23 cm, diameter 18 cm | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft Macintyre, tall brown Chrysanthemum vase, 1912, signed and dated, Macintyre stamp, height 30 cm, diameter 11 cm, weight 1.022kg | *** | |
*** | Dame Lucie Rie, oil and vinegar bottles, white tin glaze with manganese glaze to the rim. Maker's mark to base, height 160, height 15 cm | *** | |
*** | A good fat baluster shaped stoneware pottery vase, by Len Castle, with close ribbed body decoration and blue salt glaze. Impressed monogram. Height 25 cm | *** | |
*** | A Bronwynne Cornish sculpture titled Anubis Visits his Mummy, dated 2019. A black glazed earthenware sculpture with a small fired clay mummy with waxed cloth. Historically depicted with a jackal head, Anubis is the ancient Egyptian god of mummification,… | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft, Claremont Toadstool vase, C.1916, signed in monogram, impressed marks 'Moorcroft, Made in England, height 17 cm, diameter 12.5 cm, weight 668g | *** | |
*** | A Graeme Storm sgraffito vase, made from porcelain. With designs of lillies and leaves. Designs in a black glaze with blue glazes in the ground. Maker's mark to the base. Graeme Storm is one of New Zealand's most illustrious ceramicists, having worked as… | *** | |
*** | A Royal Worcester porcelain pair Bearded mask two-handled neo-classical vases, 1898 shape 1408; the pedestal vase with horned satyr mask moulded shoulder handles, the bodies similarly presented with cottage garden flowers including daisies and… | *** | |
*** | A rare Staffordshire early 19th century (Napoleon) Bonaparte bust the face modelled with a pensive expression, black/brown painted moulded hair, wearing a blue tunic uniform with yellow leaf patterned 'Gold' braid and buttons, impressed 'Bonaparte' to the… | *** | |
*** | An impressive Royal Worcester porcelain lidded two handled urn vase by John Stinton, on circular foot. Richly gilt and painted with two mountain and landscape cattle scenes signed John Stinton. Stamped and registration no. 437172, circa 1911. Height 36 cm | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft, miniature Hazeldene landscape vase, C.1903, signed, printed mark 'Rd no. 397964, height 8 cm, 5 cm, weight 106g | *** | |
*** | An early Len Castle Crum Brickworks vase, ovoid body with tapering neck. Vertical comb design in a deep blue glaze. Fired around 1950 after Len met Patrick Motley, a fettler at Crum brick, tile and Pottery Company. Maker's mark above base, height 20 cm,… | *** | |
*** | Keith Murray, shoulder vase, extremely rare grey/blue shoulder vase, circa 1930. Marked to base. Height 29 cm | *** | |
*** | A rare 18th century first period Worcester dish with gilt shaped edge, decorated with exotic birds, insects and berries by James Giles. Red anchor mark. Diameter 19 cm | *** | |
*** | A Royal Worcester highland cattle urn vase by Harry Stinton, signed, ornate gilt enrichments, shape 1969. Printed mark to base. Height 31 cm | *** | |