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New Zealand & Other Studio Pottery — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:253
Sale Title:New Zealand & Other Studio PotteryLots with images:252
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:214
Date:11-Mar-2024
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Peter Shearer cylinder vase incised banding pale speckled glaze height 17.5 cm.
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Two Peter Shearer squat vases pink blush florals. Height 16.5 cm and 12 cm.
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Peter Shearer platter pink blush florals. Height 16.5 cm.
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Peter Shearer large spherical vase speckled red and grey. Height 23.5 cm.
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Peter Shearer cylinder vase part crackle glaze. Height 18 cm
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Kenneth Clark MBE UK (1922-2012) 6 posey vases two with green and brown glaze detail, height 17 cm (1 damaged) and three small brown glazed, height 12 cm NZ born Clark remained in Britain after the war and founded Kenneth Clark ceramics in the London district of Fitzrovia.The studio relocated to Lewes in 1989. Awarded MBE in 1990 for services to Art and design.
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Ann Wynn Reeves (UK) pottery townhouse pastille burner, height 22 cm, signed and dated 1973 Ann (b1929) worked alongside her NZ born husband and fellow ceramicist Kenneth Clark at their Potteries in London and Sussex.
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'Leach St Ives' pottery vase. Triple signed. Height 23 cm. Marshall was Bernard Leach's first apprentice and worked with/for him at St Ives' for over 40 years. He was influenced by Japanese ceramics especially those of Shoji Hamada.
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Bernard Leach (St Ives) UK (1887-1979) large Grey/green glazed stoneware jug. Height 22 cm. Leach is regarded as the "Father of British studio pottery".
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Tatsuzo Shimaoka Japanese yunomi (tea cup). Impressed rope pattern and two roundel to sides. Impressed mark to foot. Height 9 cm.
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Two Shoji Hamada attributed pieces: mug and Yunomi (tea cup) stoneware with wax resist decoration and tenmoku glaze. Shoji Hamada (1894 - 1978) Japanese master ceramicist and National treasure.
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19th century Japanese Seto porcelain flower vase height 32 cm. Boldly painted with a tiger in a landscape with flowers and palms. Not marked. Height 32 cm
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Square black plate with cut corners subtly decorated with silvery-grey cranes amongst grasses painted character on the base. 27.5 x 27.5 cm
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Kevin White (Au) red blue and white porcelain vase Japanese influenced style, height 24 cm. Awarded an MA from the Royal College of Art, London and currently the senior lecturer in ceramics at RMIT University in Melbourne. Studied under the late Professor Yutaka Kondo at the Kyoto City University of Fine Art
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Juliet Peter (1915-2009), 'The world of the night Firers', lithograph 15/20, signed, dated '73, entitled and numbered. 51 x 94 cm. Some fading. Provenance: from the estate collection of the Auckland potters Ennis and Joyce Oliver. It hung in their studio for many years. Note: another copy of this important print is illustrated pg.1 'Conetendown' studio pottery in New Zealand, 1945-1980. By Moyra Elliot and Damian Skinner. 2009.
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A Christchurch brick Co. Brown glazed jug 1929. Impressed mark to base. Height 20 cm. Tiny glaze loss to base rim.
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A rare 19th century NZ Milton Pottery majolica pottery flask mottled brown glaze with blue highlights. Finely turned collared detail. Impressed potter's mark. Height 24 cm.
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Peter Hutson N.Z. Colonial green glazed pottery wine ewer tapered squat wide form with curved and tapered thickness handle. Lustrous green glaze, impressed potter's monogram to base. Height 22 cm. Note: Peter Hutson, an engineer by training, arrived in Wellington on the "Christian McAusland" in 1872. He established a brick and pipe manufacturing business in Waring Taylor Street in 1883 but moved it in 1900 to Wallace Street, where the factory and kilns eventually occupied the whole block between Hargreaves…
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Two NZ Potteries mottled brown decorated jugs one electric of tapered octagonal form with hinged lid and minor crazing. Height 23 cm. The other of height 20.5 cm. Both with printed marks.
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A Temuka Ware mottled glaze pottery electric jug arched panelled body, mottled tan and green/blue glaze. Bakelite 'Ge' hinged lid. Molded marks to base. Height 23 cm.
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Crown Lynn Frank Carpay Handwerk ovoid vase ovoid with lavender swirls and encircling blue bands on a cream ground. Tiki mark and Handwerk to base. 17 x 22 cm.
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Crown Lynn early large trickle glaze swan vase impressed 170. Shape number, with thick dark red/brown glaze. Height 22 cm. Provenance: from the collection of Helen Slater.
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A 1940's Crown Lynn rare kowhai decorated vase tall ovoid body with decoration molded in relief, mottled brown glaze with speckled pale highlights. Impressed # 65. To the base. Height 20 cm.
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1940s Crown Lynn vase, red and mauve glaze. Height 13 cm. Crown Lynn / Ambrico squat ovoid vase in unusual deep mauve and blue mottled glaze. Incised fractional number to base. Height 12.2 cm.
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Set of six Crown Lynn bird decorated plates by Elaine power various designs 'Goldfinch', 'Song Thrush' etc. Each transfer decorated in colours and fully detailed on reverse. Ltd. Ed. 1985. Diameter 23.7 cm.
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Crown Lynn hand potted #5 small vase with painted flowers and initialed Eg.Height 13 cm. Provenance: from the Helen Slater collection.
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A Crown Lynn medium 'Hand Potted' vase shape #24 with lathe banded spherical body and open flared neck, matt white glaze, printed and incised marks to base. Height 18.5 cm. Minor chipping to base.
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Crown Lynn hand potted ovoid footed vase shape #5 matt white glaze. Printed mark and incised number to base. Height 12.7 cm.
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A rare Crown Lynn hand potted large satin white glaze vase baluster form with three bands of fine concentric rings, printed underglaze mark in blue mark and 'Hand Crafted', incised 'Hand Thrown'. Height 300.
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Early Crown Lynn / Ambrico vase in mottled red/brown glaze with ribbed neck height 18.5 cm. An early Crown Lynn / Ambrico vase in mottled red/brown glaze. Stepped bar form handles and ribbed tapered neck. Fractional incised number and stamped '56.' to base. Height 18.5 cm.
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Black Crown Lynn trough vase on scrolled base #108, width 29 cm
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Crown Lynn ashtray a rare 1950's with impressed fish #472 from the Paul Hartigan collection. D.12 cm
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A Tangara bottle by Parker Pottery for Lincoln wines. High gloss Maori pou pou form. Height 20.5 cm
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A Crown Lynn circular ashtray in Wharetana ware style, cream ground with green band manaia relief. Printed beneath: 'With the Compliments of Crown Lynn', impressed #1017, Dia,12 cm, height 4.5 cm
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A Crown Lynn medium 'Hand Potted' vase shape #24 with lathe banded spherical body and open flared neck - matt white glaze. Printed and incised marks to base. Ernest Shufflebotham design. Height 17.5 cm.
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Crown Lynn swan with factory yellow beak and black eye. 30 x 18 x 21 cm
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Crown Lynn swan factory painted with yellow beak, rare small size 14 x 80 x 10 cm
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Large Crown Lynn hand potted vase with fluted type lathe turned rings. Minor repair to base. Height 23 cm
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Two large Crown Lynn flared and ring turned vases. Both moulded with glossy glaze and '2070' to base. Height 25 cm
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A Crown Lynn Wharetana Maori Art Pottery "Hei Tiki' wall 'Plaque', model #1022, the brown glazed center with a 'Postured presentation of a hei Tiki', the green glaze border with 'Patapata' designs. Impressed number and two suspension holes to the reverse. Diameter 25.2 cm.
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A Crown Lynn Wharetana wall plaque, circular form, dominated with a large green glazed hei tiki in relief on lineal, notch and spiral 'Carved' background. Curved back edge, impressed 1017 to the reverse lip, with two holes for hanging. Diameter 25 cm.
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An early Crown Lynn Ambrico tall jug mottled green on cream. Circular printed dog. Height 23 cm.
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Cameron (Cam) brown unique prototype large vase airbrushed and hand painted blue vase of roses on geometric ground, unusually with painted initials to the side and signature, date Sept. 1993 and 'No.3' to base. Height 37 cm. Major firing crack to base.
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Two uncommon Titian Pottery cobalt blue floral decorated vases both with pale transfer decoration and gilt trim. The taller urn form numbered V.113. Height 31 cm. The other V.121. Height 20.5 cm.
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A Titian studio pottery figure of Gainsborough's blue boy in 19th century French style, his black hat with white feather reglued. Incised painted mark to base. Height 23.5 cm. Note: it is recorded that only 10 of these figures were made.
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Titian studio wahine jug with remains original silver label affixed to patu handle. Height 12.5 cm. Number impressed on base.
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Orzel Ti-Toki bottle small, green/blue colour, Maori pou pou design, height 15.5 cm. As given to air NZ first class passengers.
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Keith Murray Wedgwood urn vase green and white. KM circular mark. Height 20.5 cm.
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Medium size height 19 cm. Keith Murray Wedgwood straw glazed shoulder vase. Height 19 cm. KM circular mark.
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Keith Murray small ribbed vase in moonstone glaze height 14.5 cm, KM mark to base
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Keith Murray 'Bomb' vase ribbed, moonstone glaze with 'Km' mark, minor hairline to top. Original Bates label. Height 16.5 cm
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An early 1900s Ashby Guild vase bottle form in cobalt blue glaze impressed mark to base. Height 26 cm.
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Pair 1925 Rookwood (USA) raven green glaze bookends #2275 designed by William MacDonald. Height 13.5 cm.
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