Len Castle, rare St Ives stoneware plate, with quince blossom motif on a blue/ grey ground, St Ives mark, diameter 20 cm, note: This plate was made at Bernard Leach's St Ives pottery in England on Len Castle's visit there 1956/7 and is the first recorded use of what would become a signature quince blossom motif. Provenance: Len Castle gift to Ruth Castle and then the vendor. A similar plate held at the Otago Museum, refer Cone 10 Down, page 72.