*** | 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… | *** | |
*** | Fiona Pardington (New Zealand, 1961-), The Popular Recreator, set of 12 ceramic plates with high- fired decoration, each signed verso. Purchased Starkwhite Gallery, March 2016 | *** | |
*** | 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 | *** | |
*** | Barry Brickell, Spiromorph, unglazed pottery with natural patina, height 94.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, blossom vase, impressive slab built vase with jun glaze over tenmoku, impressed initials, height 53 cm | *** | |
*** | Theo Schoon, stoneware dish, with impressed stamp design, artists impressed initials stamp to the base, circa 1984, 255 x 30 cm. Provenance: Collection of Professor Emeritus Michael Dunn. | *** | |
*** | Barry Brickell, Guardian Dog, 1989, height 110 cm, width 47 cm | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, an impressive slab built branch vase, with jun glaze over tenmoku, 37.5 x 28 x 18 cm | *** | |
*** | Roy Cowan, Untitled, large stoneware salt glaze vase with incised radiating concentric circle patters, rich cobalt blue glaze, 95 x 40 x 40 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 | *** | |
*** | Versace for Rosenthal, a one-hundred-and-two piece 'Medusa' porcelain dinner set, comprising twelve dinner plates, diameter 31 cm, twelve large soup plates, diameter 30 cm, twelve entree plates, diameter 27 cm, twelve soup plates, diameter 22 cm, twelve… | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, inverted volcano, stoneware with grey textured exterior and red lava glaze interior, impressed mark, 85 x 17.5 x 17 cm | *** | |
*** | Dame Lucie Rie and Hans Coper, six place coffee set, comprising a coffee pot and milk jug each with side handles, sugar basin and six cups and saucers. Stoneware with manganese glaze with sgraffito banding to the exterior and white tin glazed interior,… | *** | |
*** | Roy Cowan, Little Forest, salt glazed stoneware. Height 70 cm. Width 50 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 | *** | |
*** | Manos Nathan, Ipu Wairoa (1998), burnished earthenware, signed and inscribed Waipoua to underside, 24.5 cm x48 cm x30 cm. Provenance: Purchased from the exhibition Uku! Uku! Uku!, New Zealand festival of the Arts held in Wellington in 1998. | *** | |
*** | 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 | *** | |
*** | George White for Royal Doulton, large and impressive vase of ovoid form, hand painted with three females in diaphanous clothing being serenaded by a young man playing the aulos. The scene set in a classical garden landscape with waterfall and trees.,… | *** | |
*** | 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 | *** | |
*** | Roy Cowan, Little Managed Forest, salt glazed stoneware. Height 83 cm. Width 45 cm | *** | |
*** | Hans Coper, Digswell form, stoneware with black manganese glaze, impressed with the artist’s seal, height 14 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 | *** | |
*** | Dame Lucie Rie, coffee set comprising a coffee pot, with side handle, milk jug and seven coffee cups and five saucers, each with manganese glaze with vertical radiating sgraffito bands and tin glazed interior, impressed seal mark to each | *** | |
*** | Roy Cowan, large stoneware garden sculpture, of slab construction, modelled with scrolling apertures, iron glazed. Height 77 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 | *** | |
*** | Hans Coper, an early angular stoneware vase, the interior in mat manganese, the exterior textured with a buff white slip, raised on a cylindrical foot, circa 1958. Impressed Hc seal mark to the base. Height 15 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 | *** | |
*** | Roy Cowan, large and impressive garden sculpture, modelled in the form of an Egyptian Pharaoh's head, various firing cracks evident across the surface. Height 90 cm. Width 62 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 | *** | |
*** | Roy Cowan, large and impressive blue salt glaze stoneware floor vase, incised with concentric bands and interweaving stylised koru forms, height 82 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 | *** | |
*** | Theo Schoon, biomorphic bowl, unglazed vitreous stoneware, 1955, impressed mark to the base, width 19.5 cm. Note: The clay was loaded with managanese dioxide and volcanic ash from Rangitoto Island. Illustrated: Steve Rumsey, 'Theo Schoon - further notes… | *** | |
*** | 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 | *** | |
*** | Roy Cowan, a large and impressive stoneware blue salt glazed floor vase, incised with concentric bands and interweaving stylised koru forms. Height 82 cm. This impressive floor vase was held for many years in Roy Cowan and Juliet Peter's personal… | *** | |
*** | 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. | *** | |
*** | Barry Brickell, Spiromorph, hand-built terracotta, unglazed with natural patina, height 82 cm | *** | |
*** | 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 | *** | |
*** | Jim Greig, solid and void form, stoneware with extensive poured jun glaze to the shoulders, incised signature and dated 1980 to the base, 55 x 57 cm. Exhibited: James Greig: Defying Gravity, Dowse Art Museum, December 2016 - March 2017. Note: James Greig,… | *** | |
*** | 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. | *** | |
*** | Margaret Milne, six 'Candle' vases, each with deep blue glazed spire necks, 35 cm: height (tallest) | *** | |
*** | 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 | *** | |
*** | Nicholas Brandon, five vases, with sang de boeuf type glaze (one a/f), 56 cm, 52 cm, 42 cm, 30 cm, 30 cm: height (each) | *** | |
*** | Len Castle, inverted volcano, moulded earthenware, grey textured exterior with red lava glaze to the interior, impressed initials, width 87 cm | *** | |
*** | Roy Cowan, impressive floor vase, with incised concentric, geometric circles in blue salt glaze, height 50 cm. Provenance: The Russell McVeagh Collection of Applied arts | *** | |
*** | 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 | *** | |
*** | Barry Brickell, large sculptural vessel, terracotta with applied anthropomorphic details, unmarked, height 38.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Michael Cardew, rare and historically important stoneware stool. The stool of baluster shape with a dished circular top with incised intersecting bands, strap form supports with incised chevron motifs. Oatmeal coloured glaze, the circular base section… | *** | |
*** | 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 | *** | |
*** | Royal Doulton Kia Ora blue stoneware vase, with glazed Maori motif, height 20 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. | *** | |
*** | Ray Rogers, large and impressive stoneware floor vase, with iridescent glaze and fungoid form top. Diameter 60 cm | *** | |
*** | Dame Lucie Rie, teapot with manganese glaze with vertical radiating sgraffito bands, the looping cane handle attached at the shoulder through pierced lugs. Impressed Lr seal mark, circa 1958. | *** | |