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Theo Schoon, rare and important press moulded stoneware dish,…
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Auction Location:
Auckland
Date:
22-Feb-2018
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Description:
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 between Steve Rumsey, Len Castle and Theo Schoon. In 1985 Theo Schoon was living in Mangere in a retirement home, weak and frail as a result of emphysema. This dish was formed by Steve Rumsey from a Len Castle mould then given to Theo who, sitting crosslegged in bed, decorated the dish with his impressed stamp designs, after firing, the dish was rubbed with manganese dioxide and fired by Steve Rumsey in his electric kiln. Illustrated: New Zealand potter's magazine, volume 27, number 2 1985, p19-21. A similar dish is held in the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa. Provenance: Steve Rumsey collection
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Category:
Ceramics: Castle, Len