*** | A Len Castle avian bowl, made from earthernware. With an alkaline glaze to the interior, and a oxide textured exterior. Features maker's mark to base. Castle (1924 - 2011) is one the most recognisable and well versed figures in New Zealand applied arts.… | *** | |
*** | A Royal Worcester highland cattle vase by John Stinton two handled urn with cover on a square footed base. Hand painted with continuous highland cattle scene, signed John Stinton. Printed mark 1909. Height 35 cm | *** | |
*** | A Len Castle slab form branch vase, Jun glaze over tenmoku, impressed initials to base. Provenance: bought 26/10/1968 at the group show Gloucester Street gallery, Christchurch, height 35 cm, width 27 cm, diameter 11 cm | *** | |
*** | A spectacular mid 20th century Royal Worcester large urn vase with id and Griffin handles, richly gilded and with painted fruit pattern, signed T Nutt. Height 36 cm | *** | |
*** | A Royal Worcester Harry Stinton highland cattle urn, signed H. Stinton, factory stamped 1969, made in England, height 31.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A Keith Murray for Wedgwood football vase, C.1930. Lathe banding to body. Matte green glaze. Impressed and stamped maker's mark to base, height 20 cm, diameter 20 cm | *** | |
*** | A Royal Doulton Maori Art tea set, comprising teapot, creamer, sugar, cake plate and six cups, saucers and plates. | *** | |
*** | Len Castle earthenware 'Inverted Volcano' bowl form the exterior with a black wash, the jagged rim with splashes and spills of the glossy molten lava red with black, a combination of the cadmium-selenium glazed interior, spilling over the matt black… | *** | |
*** | A pair of Crown Lynn polar bear bookends, in a matte cream glaze. One weighted. Each with shape number impressed and maker's stamp to base, height 1 cm, width 13 cm, diameter 8 cm | *** | |
*** | A Dame Lucie Rie hot water pourer, in an all-over black glaze, and a very fine white glaze to the upper rim. Impressed maker's mark to base, height 1.2 cm, width 16 cm, diameter 8.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A Len Castle red glaze lava bowl, in a hemispherical shape, with a deep red lava glaze interior and oxide textured exterior. Af. Maker's mark to base, height 14 cm, depth 28 cm | *** | |
*** | A Graeme Storm Barium vase, made from stoneware with Storm's signature vibrant blue glazes. Maker's mark above the base. Felted bottom. Graeme Storm is one of New Zealand's most illustrious ceramicists, having worked as a full time potter for more than 50… | *** | |
*** | A Clarice Cliff Bridgewater orange lotus vase, 1934. Ribbed, painted encircled decoration with a stylised cottage, tree and bridge landscape in orange and yellow, blue and violet. Clarice Cliff Bizarre mark to base, height 29 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, crater lake bowl, earthenware with a light copper blue glaze interior and a grey exterior and sculpted rim. Impressed mark. Height 14 cm. Diameter 50 cm | *** | |
*** | A Piero Fornasetti Goodmorning Goodnight lidded vase, of squat form and depicting the namesake motif with one side eyes closed, and the opposite open. Designed by Piero Fornasetti and manufactured by Bitossi. Both Fornasetti and Bitossi stamp to base, and… | *** | |
*** | A Graeme Storm stoneware vase, a spherical body with a flared neck. With a turquoise glaze and incised floral detail band. Maker's mark above the base, height 29 cm, depth 21 cm | *** | |
*** | A John Crichton mosaic charger, made with hand cut tiles in contrasting pattern, in colours of black, green and mustard, with maker's label to underside, height 6 cm, diameter 41 cm | *** | |
*** | A Len Castle sea secret, oval sculpted form with an alkaline interior. Features a maker's mark to base with '86' impressed, height 4 cm, width 27.5 cm. Len Castle (1924-2011) is an instantly recognizable figure to many New Zealanders. He had a deep… | *** | |
*** | A large Roy Cowan floor pot, a bulbous body, with hand-painted floral and wildlife decoration over a grey glaze. Maker's initials to base. Height 42.5 cm, diameter 30 cm | *** | |
*** | Richard Parker, large spotted pot, 1990, 51.5 x 39.5 x 24.5 cm | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft, tall flambe wisteria vase, C.1930, signed, original label 'No. 12/1995' Imprinted 'Moorcroft made in England, 72', height 32 cm, diameter 17 cm, weight 2.564kg | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft Macintyre, Florian Ware butterfly twin handled vase, C.1900, signed 'William Moorcroft, des' Macintyre stamped 'Rd no. 326469', height 15.3 cm, diameter 8 cm, weight 294g | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft, Eventide landscape baluster vase, C. 1925, signed, impressed marks 'Made in England, Moorcroft, M46,' height 18.5 cm, diameter 9.5 cm, weight 496g | *** | |
*** | A Len Castle avian bowl, made from earthenware. With an alkaline glaze to the interior, and a oxide textured exterior. Features maker's mark to base. Castle (1924 - 2011) is one the most recognisable and well versed figures in New Zealand applied arts.… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, vase, square section slab vase with chun glaze to upper section over tenmoku. Impressed mark. Height 42.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A fine Royal Worcester porcelain baluster vase by John Stinton with raised and gilt leaf decoration around a hand painted scene of cattle in a river landscape. Signed John Stinton. Height 30 cm | *** | |
*** | A Graeme Storm everted vase, stoneware. A patterned incised decoration in shades of blue and brown. With concentric bands to the interior in a blue green glaze. No maker's mark, height 16 cm, depth 26 cm | *** | |
*** | A Piero Fornasetti tall Goodmorning Goodnight lidded vase, of tall, slender form and depicting the namesake motif with one side eyes closed, and the opposite open. Designed by Piero Fornasetti and manufactured by Bitossi. Both Fornasetti and Bitossi stamp… | *** | |
*** | A large Graeme Storm floor vase, bulbous form in a green and turquoise glaze. Impressed maker's mark to base, height 32 cm, diameter 39 cm | *** | |
*** | Roy Cowan. Floor pot, salt glazed stoneware with incised windows on Wellington decoration. Height 73 cm. Diameter 29 cm | *** | |
*** | A Crown Lynn trickle glaze swan, in a mottled blue brown glaze. Fractional markings to base, height 1 cm, width 13 cm, diameter 8 cm | *** | |
*** | A pair of hand-potted cups by Dame Lucie Rie, off-white tin interior glaze with exterior black manganese glaze and sgraffito vertical lines. Impressed maker's mark to base, height 17 cm, diameter 11 cm | *** | |
*** | A Dame Lucie Rie stoneware jug, in an all-over black glaze. The squat base with tapering body, strap handle and a very fine white upper rim. Impressed maker's mark to base, height 1.1 cm, width 11 cm, diameter 8.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A large Len Castle red lava bowl, in a rich red glaze with maker's mark to base, height 13.5 cm, diameter 40 cm | *** | |
*** | A Worcester First (Dr Wall) Period Porcelain 'Pine Cone' Pattern Oval Basket with Handles blue and white painted with applied floral decoration to exterior of the pierced wall. Crescent mark, c.1780. Note; with some minor damage to handle flower groupings… | *** | |
*** | A rare Crown Lynn horse lamp base, a slipcast lamp base depicting a horse head over an ornate base. Crown Lynn transfer mark to the base underside, height 28 cm, width 9.5 cm, diameter 14 cm | *** | |
*** | A Clarice Cliff Bizarre 'Clovre' tulip charger, with Bizarre backstamp and hand inscribed 'Clovre'. Depth 33.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Mirek Smisek, large pedestal bowl, stoneware with incised decoration under a blue and white glaze pooling to glass in the centre, impressed mark. One of only two examples ever made, the other is in a private collection Glasgow. Height 36 cm. Diameter 59 cm | *** | |
*** | A pair of Crown Lynn Wharetana Ware Moko bookends, of two Maori faces in profile, extensive moko finished with a brown glaze. Pattern 1019. Height 14.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Barry Brickell, architectural panel, a rare earthenware open form architectural panel in five sections, housed in a rimu frame. 150 x 29 cm | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft, large flambe umbrella stand, C.1939, signed, impressed 'Moorcroft,' height 52 cm, diameter 22 cm | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft tall pomegranate vase, 1914, signed and dated 1914. Imprinted 'Moorcroft Burslem 1914', height 31.3 cm, diameter 14.3 cm, weight 1.27kg | *** | |
*** | A Len Castle slab form branch vase, Jun glaze over tenmoku, impressed initials to base, height 35 cm, width 27 cm, depth 11 cm. Provenance, bought 26/10/1968 at the group show Gloucester Street Gallery, Christchurch. | *** | |
*** | Len Castle sea green glaze bowl, in a hemispherical form. With a textured earthenware exterior and a high-gloss green interior. Maker's mark impressed to the underside, height 14.5 cm, depth 26 cm | *** | |
*** | A Keith Murray for Wedgwood large vase, C.1940. An early design, with lathe banding and matte white glaze, height 23 cm, diameter 21 cm | *** | |
*** | A Royal Crown Derby Imari tea service, six dinner plates, six trio's, one teapot, one milk jug, one sugar bowl. | *** | |
*** | A good Linthorpe Art Pottery sea Urchin vessel by Christopher Dresser, the domed body with raised spine bumps under a rich brown variegated glaze. Impressed marks on base are indistinct, circa 1880. Height 22 cm | *** | |
*** | A Bronwynne Cornish sculpture titled the fetish of Abydos, Created in 2019, with reference to Egyptian mythology. A black glazed earthenware sculpture, featuring a large piece of coral, height 32 cm, width 20 cm, diameter 18 cm, Hoping her work will… | *** | |
*** | A Raincloud jar by Gail Nichols, dated 2007, Australia. A large stoneware vessel with soda vapour glaze. Gail Nichols is the author of 'Soda, clay and Fire' 2006, height 63 cm, width 31 cm | *** | |
*** | Barry Brickell, sculpture, terracotta with open section. Height 82 cm | *** | |
*** | A Dame Lucie Rie plate, maker's mark to base, diameter 140 mm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, lobed large vase, the squat ovoid form with a curved broad neck and bulbous rim, the exterior walls of encircling corrugated bands, then indented vertically at three points, calcite, semi-matt glaze with some crazing, thin wash of cobalt… | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft, small Pansy squat vase in blue, 1898, signed in monogram, impressed marks 'Moorcroft, Made in England, M32', height 8 cm, diameter 10 cm, weight 256g | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft, moonlit blue baluster vase, C.1925, signed in monogram, impressed marks 'Moorcroft, Made in England, 895', height 130, diameter 7 cm, weight 220g | *** | |
*** | A hand-potted vase by Ernest Shufflebotham for Crown Lynn, with two bands of concentric circles to top and bottom. Crown Lynn 'Crown' mark to base, height 16 cm, diameter 12 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, ovoid vase, salt glazed early Crum Brickworks period ovoid vase with a narrow neck. Impressed mark. Height 28.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A rare mid 19th century five piece famille rose export ware toilet set comprising of a large wash bowl and ewer, a chamber pot with cover, a tooth brush dish with cover, and a soap dish with drainer and cover, extensively enamelled and gilt decorated with… | *** | |
*** | A Royal Worcester porcelain sheep painted two-handled small vase, Ernest Barker, 1920 shape 2120; ovoid with neo-classical acanthus scroll handles, standing on a pedestal and square base, gilded trims, the body with a pair of horned highland sheep in a… | *** | |
*** | A Royal Worcester pair of cattle painted small vases, signed H. Stinton shape # 287H, of a classical ovoid form with scrolling gilded handles at the shoulder, each similarly painted with two highland cattle on a mossy ground, the rear with a landscape… | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft, moonlit blue vase, C.1925, signed in monogram, impressed marks 'Moorcroft, Made in England, 22', height 13.5 cm, diameter 11 cm, weight 428g | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft, Eventide landscape baluster vase, C.1925, signed in monogram, impressed marks 'Moorcroft, Made in England, height 13 cm, diameter 12 cm, weight 394g | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft, large Freesia bulbous vase, C.1930, signed in monogram, impressed signature 'Made in England, Potter to HM the Queen, height 32 cm, diameter 20 cm, weight 2.814kg | *** | |
*** | Richard Parker, black with cream splashes, 2006, 38 x 34 cm | *** | |
*** | An impressive Wedgwood black basalt water ewer 'Sacred to Neptune', modelled swags and leaves with Neptune grasping the neck. Height 40 cm | *** | |
*** | A Bronwynne Cornish figure, made from earthenware depicting an anthropomorphic figure in the form of a woman with a rabbit's head, height 28 cm, width 9.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A Mirek Smisek for Crown Lynn Bohemia Ware vase, height 13 cm, diameter 11 cm | *** | |
*** | John Weeks 'Composition with Dragons', tempera on board. Ex Peter O'Connor collection, sold by Webb's, lot 11, 14th August 2005. 32.5 cm x 45.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A Clarice Cliff Bizarre plate, with sunburst geometric pattern in blue yellow orange and mauve. Diameter 27.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A Royal Worcester tall roses vase, signed C. V. White 1908. Green mark 248. Height 35.5 cm. Width 15 cm | *** | |
*** | A Len Castle sea secret, a circular sculpted form with an alkaline glaze to the centre. Features maker's mark to base with '86' impressed, height 4 cm, width 17.5 cm. Len Castle (1924-2011) is an instantly recognizable figure to many New Zealanders. He… | *** | |
*** | A good Wedgwood fat bodied and ribbed hand thrown squat vase, by Keith Murray, with matt green glaze decoration and printed and impressed marks. Pattern No. 3988. Width 20 cm | *** | |
*** | A good tall Wedgwood hand potted vase, by Keith Murray, of tapered and ribbed form. Matt blue glaze. Printed mark on base. Pattern No. 3842. Height 23 cm | *** | |
*** | Pair of Crown Lynn Wharetana Maori art pottery 'Moko' bookends, jade green glazed ceramic representations of ceremonial life sized wooden masks, which were hollowed out to allow fitting over the head (shape number 1019) | *** | |
*** | A Royal Lancastrian Pilkington Art Nouveau lustre vase, of cylindrical bottle shape with painted and gilt glaze pattern of fish swimming with seaweed and kelp. Pattern 3024 and stamped. Height 20 cm. | *** | |
*** | Jeff Mincham Paleoglyphs, Three Vessels the slab built ceramic tall pod forms with deeply incised surfaces, each with a substantial hanging support to the rear. Height 99 cm. Width 34 cm | *** | |
*** | A Keith Murray basalt ribbed vase, ovoid form with banding to body. Stamped and impressed maker's mark to base, height 16 cm, diameter 13 cm | *** | |
*** | A scarce Crown Lynn seagull in flight, height 80 mm, width 90 mm, diameter 40 mm | *** | |
*** | A Graeme Storm tall and slender vase in Barium blue, with a trumpet opening. Height 63 cm, diameter 11 cm | *** | |
*** | William Moorcroft, small Hazeldene vase, C.1903, signed, stamped 'Made for Liberty & Co. Rd no. 397964', height 10 cm, diameter 8 cm, weight 200g | *** | |
*** | An impressive and large Doulton blue and white urn, baluster shaped and finely painted with a farming scene with horses and figures gathering hay. Resting on a circular foot, painted with scrolls and repeating foliate pattern. 'Doulton & Co Burslem' label… | *** | |
*** | A mid 20th century Royal Worcester baluster shaped vase with pierced crown lid and Inner cover, richly gilded and with painted fruit pattern, signed D Shinnie. Height 23 cm | *** | |
*** | A mid 20th century Royal Worcester baluster shaped vase with pierced crown lid, richly gilded and with painted fruit pattern, signed T Nutt. Note: inner cover absent. Height 23 cm | *** | |
*** | David Shearer, untitled, ceramic, 34 x 79 cm | *** | |
*** | A Royal Worcester highland cattle lidded vase, signed John Stinton. Restored neck. Height 20 cm. | *** | |
*** | Red house by Bronwynne Cornish, made from earthenware. Depicting a house with a peaked roof. Featuring rows of ridged appliques. With a red glaze. Felted base, height 28 cm, width 17.5 cm, depth 24 cm | *** | |
*** | Hands raised by Bronwynne Cornish, 2019. From the satyr series. Made from earthenware. Depicting an anthropomorphic figure with an centaur-esque body and a small cat-like head. The form is glazed in brown and gold, height 29.7 cm, width 10 cm, depth 20 cm | *** | |
*** | A fine mid 19th century Berlin KPM porcelain coffee set comprising lidded pot, sugar bowl, cream jug and two cups and saucers. All finely painted with various exotic birds in a landscape with butterflies. Gold floral borders. Blue mark. C.1860 (9 pieces).… | *** | |
*** | A large Rosenthal paper bag vase by Tapio Wirkkala, ceramic. Height 49.5 cm, width 32 cm, depth 16.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A large Lawrence Ewing vase, a squat spherical form with brown glaze, height 45 cm, diameter 44 cm | *** | |
*** | A Len Castle sea secret, oval sculpted form with an alkaline interior. Features a maker's mark impressed to base, height 6 cm, width 22 cm. Len Castle (1924-2011) is an instantly recognizable figure to many New Zealanders. He had a deep fascination with… | *** | |
*** | A trio from the Naiad series by Bronwynne Cornish, dated 2019. A trio of standing figures made from earthenware. Two figures are coloured with white and pink glaze, the other in coloured grey and red and is holding a baby. Each signed to the base… | *** | |
*** | A Royal Worcester porcelain sheep painted two-handled small vase, Ernest Barker, 1918 shape 2021; painted with two black faced highland sheep in a heath landscape, painted on a mossy ground, signed, and with a rear vignette with heath foliage, supported… | *** | |
*** | A Mirek Smisek for Crown Lynn Bohemia Ware vase, sgraffito decorated cylindrical ceramic vase. Lathe banding to lower section. Incised Bohemia handmade to base, height 13 cm, diameter 10 cm | *** | |
*** | A Mirek Smisek for Crown Lynn Bohemia Ware vase, sgraffito decorated cylindrical ceramic vase. Lathe banding to lower section, height 13 cm, diameter 9 cm | *** | |
*** | A stunning Keith Murray basalt elliptical form bowl, raised on circular foot. Single band to the upper rim. Stamped and impressed maker's mark to base, height 10 cm, diameter 16.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A Royal Worcester large roses jardiniere, signed Walter Sedgley 1919. Puce mark H295. Height 21 cm. Diameter 28 cm | *** | |