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New Collectors Art & Studio Ceramics including The Hans and Elizabeth Swier Collection (Studio ceramics) — Art+Object

Auction House:Art+ObjectNumber of lots recorded:183
Sale Title:New Collectors Art & Studio Ceramics including The Hans and Elizabeth Swier Collection (Studio ceramics)Lots with images:183
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:151
Date:27-Feb-2024
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Tracy Keith, Cluster Formation (2023), raku-fired ceramic, height 20 cm, diameter 28 cm
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Hikalu Clarke, An Abstract Parasite (2022), vintage Japanese fabrics, cotton, nylon, 60 x 45 cm
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John Papas, Crossing the Bar, earthenware, glass, brass and steel, title inscribed and signed verso, 41 x 31.5 x 5 cm
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John Papas, Crossing the Bar, earthenware, glass, brass and steel, title inscribed and signed verso, 41 x 31.5 x 5 cm
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Pamela Howard-Smith, Untitled, raku fired ceramic, incised signature to the base, 23 x 21 x 21 cm
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Ann Robinson, Pod Vase, cast lead crystal, signed to the base, 24.5 x 34 x 26.5 cm
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Len Castle, Red Lava crucible pouring vessel, earthenware with grey textured exterior, impressed potter's mark to the base, 14 x 43 x 42 cm, Provenance: Collection of Murray Shaw
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Len Castle, Large Night Sky bowl, earthenware bowl with rich dark blue glaze, impressed potter's mark to the base, 17 x 41 x 41 cm, Provenance: Collection of Murray Shaw
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Mirek Smisek, Large and impressive pedestal bowl, stoneware with salt glaze in blue, green and brown tones, applied petal decoration to the rim, metal hanging fittings to the foot, original label affixed to the underside rim, 15 x 60 x 60 cm, By repute, this bowl is one of a pair – the second was gifted to President Vaclav Havel (1936 – 2011) of the Czech Republic.Provenance: Collection of Murray Shaw.
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Robyn Stewart, Ovoid jar, dung-fired and burnished ceramic with polished orange-brown surface, impressed potter's mark to the base, height 24 x 29 x 29 cm, Provenance: Collection of Murray Shaw
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Robyn Stewart, Large jar, dung-fired and burnished ceramic with polished orange-brown surface, rope handle (chip to rim), impressed potter's mark to the base, height 34 x 42 x 42 cm, Provenance: Collection of Murray Shaw
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Greg Barron, Floor vase, stoneware with tenmoku glaze and impressed details around the neck, impressed potter's mark to the neck, 41 x 37 x 37 cm, Provenance: Collection of Murray Shaw
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Greg Barron, Large quatrefoil-shaped vase, stoneware with a thick heavily crackled shino glaze, impressed potter's mark to the neck, 33 x 30 x 30 cm, Provenance: Collection of Murray Shaw
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Ray Rogers, Hanging vase, raku fired ceramic, with three fungoid form apertures, signed verso, diameter 28 cm, Provenance: Collection of Murray Shaw
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Campbell Hegan, Three ovoid vases, ceramics with sang de boeuf glaze, impressed potter's mark to each, height 26 cm, height 25 cm and height 15.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Murray Shaw
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Campbell Hegan, Large footed bowl, glazed porcelain decorated with abstract design in black and white and with red details, impressed potter's mark to the base, diameter 30.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Murray Shaw
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Doreen Blumhardt, Large square platter, stoneware with flambe glaze with red and purple tones, on raised feet, impressed potter's mark to the base, width 35.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Murray Shaw
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Doreen Blumhardt, Pair of square platters, stoneware with flambe glaze with red and purple tones (one restored); together with a matching small pin dish by an unidentified potter, the pair with impressed potter's mark to the base, width 26.5 cm and width 12 cm, Provenance: Collection of Murray Shaw
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Jeannie van der Putten, Two large ceramic platters, the first glazed in yellow and aqua green, the second in olive green, tan and brown, one with painted potter's mark to the base, diameter 41 cm and diameter 41 cm, Provenance: Collection of Murray Shaw
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Andolina, Caltagirone (Sicilian ceramics), Impressive large hanging platter, ceramic decorated with pomegranate leafy branches, inscribed 'Andolina Caltagirone' to the rim, diameter 63 cm, Provenance: Collection of Murray Shaw
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Potter Unknown, Small ceramic bowl, decorated with white stylized fruit design on a black background, with metal hanging fitting around the foot, diameter 4.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Murray Shaw
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Potter Unknown, Bottle vase, white painted unglazed ceramic with textured surface, height 22.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Murray Shaw
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Christine Boswijk, Three herons, clay, cast glass and steel, height 98 cm, height 94 cm and height 86 cm, Provenance: Collection of Murray Shaw
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Christine Boswijk, Three small pods, hand-built ceramic, one inscribed in black marker 'Happy birthday Murray from C + P 2013, length 11 cm, length 10 cm and length 10 cm, Provenance: Collection of Murray Shaw
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Artist Unknown, Bronze figure, *, 15 x 28 x 12 cm, Provenance: Collection of Murray Shaw
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Levi Borgstrom, Ladle, carved wood with leather band, length 38 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Ruth Castle, Large five-pointed star round dish, fine woven rattan, diameter 40.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Ruth Castle, Small five-pointed star round dish, fine woven rattan, diameter 28 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Ruth Castle, Small grid pattern round dish, fine woven rattan, diameter 28 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Ruth Castle, Coiled basket, woven rattan interlaced with twigs, diameter 30 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Ruth Castle, Hanging coiled basket, woven rattan interlaced with twigs and fibres, length 29 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Barry Brickell, Cylindrical lidded jar, stoneware with pale grey ash glaze, impressed potter's mark to the foot, height 17.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Barry Brickell, Stoneware vase, with shaped neck and shiny green and brown ash glaze, impressed potter's mark to the foot, height 19 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Barry Brickell, Lidded jar, with salt and ash glaze, a tan coloured band around the shoulders, loop finial to the lid, impressed potter's mark to the foot, height 19 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Barry Brickell, Unusual stoneware dish, of circular form, decorated with patches of black, grey, blue and tenmoku glazes to the centre, ca. 1960s, signed Barry Brickell to the base, diameter 27 cm, Provenance: Purchased from Len Castle when he left Paturoa Road, Titirangi. The dish was unmarked, but later signed and authenticated by Barry Brickell.Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Barry Brickell, Unusual stoneware platter, of oval form, decorated with patches of black, grey, blue and tenmoku glazes to the centre, ca. 1960s, signed Barry Brickell to the base, diameter 31.5 cm, Provenance: Purchased from Len Castle when he left Paturoa Road, Titirangi. The dish was unmarked, but later signed and authenticated by Barry Brickell.Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Barry Brickell, Two similar stoneware dishes, with wax resist gestural decoration on a blue ground, rim detailed in tenmoku glaze, impressed potter's mark to each foot, diameter 25 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Barry Brickell, Set of three bowls, stoneware with wax resist gestural decoration on a pale blue ground, impressed potter's mark to the foot, diameter 18.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Mirek Smisek, Set of six small footed bowls, stoneware with shino glaze, square sides and everted rim, impressed potter's mark, approx. width 14.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Mirek Smisek, Stoneware wine bottle, decorated with free-formed alternating panels of grey and tenmoku glazes, with original cane and cork stopper, impressed potter's mark to the foot, height 30 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Mirek Smisek, Large lidded jar, stoneware with salt glaze and incised geometrical decoration to the shoulders, impressed potter's MS mark to the foot, height 32 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Len Castle, Large gourd form stoneware vase, with gnarled rim and scored sides in heavy feldspathic matt white glaze with blue and olive highlights, impressed potter's mark to the base, height 40 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Len Castle, Hanging form, stoneware with textured surface, iron oxide wash and ochre pigment, 33 x 27 x 7 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Len Castle, Large hanging form, stoneware with burnt umber washed textured surface, impressed potter's mark to reverse, width 34 x 32 x 7 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Len Castle, Small hanging bottle, stoneware with heavily ribbed surface with dark iron oxide wash, blue glaze to interior (small chips), impressed potter's mark to reverse, height 17 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Len Castle, Tall stoneware jug, of elegant form and shino glaze, impressed potter's mark to the foot, height 31 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Len Castle, Large stoneware flask, matt tan glaze, strap handle, impressed potter's mark to the base, height 33 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Len Castle, Ceremonial pourer, stoneware with matt tan glaze (small chip), impressed potter's mark to the foot, height 21 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Len Castle, Stoneware platter, with wax resist gestural decoration, impressed potter's mark to the base, width 32 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Len Castle, Large stoneware platter, ash and tenmoku glazed stoneware, the deep well walls impressed with various stamps, some attributed to Theo Schoon, impressed rope pattern to the centre (crack), impressed potter's mark to the base, width 42 cm. Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Len Castle, Octagonal platter, stoneware with red copper effects on tenmoku glaze, diameter 32 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Len Castle, Small stoneware bowl, decorated with wax resist gestural decoration, impressed potter's mark mark to the base, diameter 18 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Len Castle, Small stoneware bowl, with shino glaze and painted decoration, impressed potter's mark to the foot, diameter 17 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Len Castle, Stoneware jug, of elongated form, with tenmoku glaze, impressed LC mark to the base, height 20.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Len Castle, Stoneware jug, with matt mottled grey, brown and black glaze, impressed potter's mark to the foot, height 19.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Andrew van der Putten and Len Castle, Five spice jars, stoneware with tenmoku and ash glaze, all with cork stoppers, two with potters' marks, the rest unmarked, height 10 cm (tallest, exclength stopper), Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Len Castle, Collection of three small stoneware pots, comprising two small jugs and a lidded box (small chip), all with impressed potter's mark to the foot, height 13 cm, height 8 cm and 6.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Len Castle, Sedge grass holder, stoneware with umber pigment wash, multiple apertures to the top, impressed potter's LC mark to the base, width 9.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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St Ives Pottery (Bernard Leach attrib.), Lidded sugar bowl, stoneware, iron oxide brushed pattern on a pale cobalt blue band over a pale grey ground, impressed St Ives mark near the foot, height 12 cm, Provenance: Purchased from Len Castle when he left Paturoa Road, Titirangi.Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier.
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St Ives Pottery, Lidded jug and mug, with celadon glaze, impressed oak leaf design to the lid, impressed St Ives mark to each foot, height 20 cm and height 10 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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St Ives pottery, Small casserole dish, the unglazed exterior with umber pigment, the interior with speckled grey glaze, impressed St Ives and 'England' marks to the foot, 15 x 17 x 15 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Chester Nealie, Small bottle, wood fired stoneware with shell marks, small lug handle, incised potter's mark and dated 1999 to the base, together with original potter's label, height 14 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Graeme Storm, Stoneware vase, decorated with wax resist stilised floral design over tenmoku glaze, impressed potter's name to the foot, height 18 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Graeme Storm, Stoneware vase, with sgraffito cut floral decoration through a dark matt manganese slip, impressed potter's mark to the foot, height 28.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Graeme Storm, Stoneware dish, decorated with a tenmoku 'flower of life' wax resist design over dark olive glaze, diameter 19.5 cm, Provenance: Purchased from Graeme Storm 23.04.2002 (current owner label to the base).Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Merilyn Wiseman, Large slab square platter, raised on four lug feet, with Mashiko-rock abstract decoration in blue, green and orange on a soft blue ground, applied potter's mark to the base, width 30 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Merilyn Wiseman, Square lidded box, raised on four lug feet, with Mashiko-rock abstract decoration in blue, green and orange on a soft blue ground, applied potter's mark to the base, diameter 21.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Merilyn Wiseman, Stoneware handled tray, decorated with typical abstract design, width 26 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Doreen Blumhardt, Early large stoneware bowl, decorated with an abstract green-grey wax resist pattern on an oatmeal ground, impressed potter's mark and original label affixed to the base, diameter 43.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Margaret Milne, Stoneware bowl, decorated with a band of saturated iron glaze around the rim on a grey ash glaze, applied potter's mark to the base, diameter 29 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Margaret Milne, Floor vase, stoneware with textured matt surface and umber finish, applied potter's mark to the base, height 57 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Royce McGlashen, Stoneware vase, with textured and painted decoration of a stylized landscape, incised signature to the base and dated 1981, height 39 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Paul Fisher, Two stoneware vases, the largest with painted stylised floral decoration on a dark grey ground, the smaller with wax resist floral design in blue and cream, incised potter's marks to the bases, height 19 cm and height 12.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Ray Rogers, Large table bowl, stoneware with tan and brown ash glaze, impressed potter's mark to the foot, diameter 41 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Ray Rogers, Very large casserole dish, stoneware with iridescent tenmoku-type glaze to the exterior, olive green glaze to the interior, impressed potter's mark to the base, 18 x 37 x 37 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Warren Tippett, Large lidded jar, stoneware with tenmoku wax resist abstract decoration on a mottled grey ground, impressed potter's mark to the foot and underneath the lid, height 30 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Warren Tippett, Stoneware dish, with wax resist gestural decoration in brown and black, metal hanging fitting to the base, diameter 24 cm, Provenance: Purchased from Len Castle when he left Paturoa Road, Titirangi.Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier.
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Robyn Stewart, Two small dung fired pots, comprising a small green bottle and an anchor stone form with rope handle, the anchor stone form with impressed potter's mark to the base, height 10.5 cm and height 8.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Anneke Borren, Ceramic cup, together with a small Nicholas Brandon lidded bowl, the first with painted potter's mark to the base, height 8.5 cm and height 12.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Peter Lange, Porcelain teapot, painted to both sides with a window looking at a seaside landscape on a black background, with cane handle, original label affixed to the base, height 15 cm (exclength handle), Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Brian Gartside, Stoneware dish, decorated with a colourful abstract swirling pattern, signed to the base, diameter 27.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Peter Collis, Large dish, with shiny black glaze, the wide straight rim decorated with gold and red gestural design, signed and dated '99 NZ to the rim, diameter 32 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Peter Collis, Early table bowl, stoneware with gestural decoration to the centre, diameter 42.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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John Parker, Agate ware bowl, unglazed ceramic, printed mark to the base, diameter 25 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Stewart Fulljames, Stylized figure with mohawk, matte black earthenware with incised glazed features and attached flax, height 33 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Steve Fullmer, Terracotta vase, the irregular shaped body decorated with abstract and geometrical patterns, impressed potter's mark to shoulders, height 28 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Steve Fullmer, Neudorf Vineyards dish, glazed terracotta decorated with incised and painted design on a bright green ground, signed and inscribed 'neudorf vineyard where am I', diameter 25 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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John Papas, Collection of five tiles from the 'Early Morning' and 'Palm' series, glazed earthenware, signed and with title inscribed verso, 15.5 x 15.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Martin Boyd Pottery (Australia, 1948-1963), Small slip-cast dish, hand painted with an Aboriginal boy holding a boomerang, with metal hanging fittings, incised 'Martin Boyd Australia' to the base, diameter 18.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Jova Rancich, Large yellow trough vase, together with a smaller yellow trough vase by Briar Gardner, impressed 'J. Rancich Auckland' mark and incised Briar Gardner signature, length 32.5 cm and length 16 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Jova Rancich / Joseph Radonich, Green glazed squat jug, with angular spout and handle; together with a green glazed vase, probably also by Jova Rancich, the jug incised 'Made in New Lynn J.R & Co Titirangi Rd NZ', the vase unmarked, height 10 x diameter 15.5 cm and height 12 x diameter 16 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Luke Adams, Green glazed teapot and barrel jug, *, width 21 cm and height 14.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Peter Stichbury, A coffee pot and an oil bottle, stoneware with ash and tenmoku glazes, impressed potter's mark to each foot, height 25 cm and height 20.5 cm (inclength lids), Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Crewenna Pottery (Harry & May Davis), Two large stoneware oil bottles, with tenmoku and grey ash glazes, impressed studio's mark to the handles, height 26 cm and height 24 cm (inclength lids), Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Lawrence Ewing and Peter Stichbury, Two small casserole dishes, the first with shino glaze, the second with wax resist decoration, width 19 cm and width 21 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Don Thornley, Stoneware square platter, with gestural decoration, width 35 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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New Zealand Studio Pottery, Two stoneware platters, one by Warwick Lidgard, the other by Richard Poor, one with impressed Warwick Lidgard mark, the other inscribed 'Richard Poor', diameter 28 cm and diameter 25.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Ian Smail, Large stoneware bowl, with shino glaze, diameter 37 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Warwick Lidgard, Stoneware vase, with shino glaze, dotted detailing to the neck, impressed potter's mark to the base, height 21.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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Barry Huckenhull, Stoneware jar, with shino glaze, height 21 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier
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