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Ceramics — Cordy's

$21,294 (NZ$23,400)
A quality large Roy Cowan, cNZM MBE (1918-2006) salt glazed…
$19,847 (NZ$21,275)
A large and impressive Roy Cowan sculptural garden pot, the…
$18,960 (NZ$20,125)
A good Barry Brickell salt glazed dog boat, the boat form open…
$16,409 (NZ$19,125)
An impressive Royal Doulton Burslem exhibition 'Titanian' vase…
Auction House:
Cordy's
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
Ceramics
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** A Royal Doulton 'Souter's Cats' teapot, decorated with four cat caricatures and the rhyme 'Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush', a sterling silver spout mounted to cover a chip. Printed mark, c.1906 - 1939. Diameter 15 cm ***
*** A Royal Worcester two-handled vase painted by John Stinton with highland cattle in a misty landscape, the reverse painted with a vignette of a loch. Ovoid shape with two acanthus capped handles issuing from the shoulder, the trumpet mouth blush ivory… ***
*** A Doulton Lambeth pate-sur-pate vase, by Florence Barlow, baluster form, the body with four circular cartouches decorated in relief with pairs of birds, rosette repeating border to each, blue glaze sgraffito Art Nouveau scrolling leaf decoration to the… ***
*** William Moorcroft (1872-1945) early Blue Pansy tall vase, circa 1920, uncommonly decorated in the Moonlit Blue colourway. Painted signature in green and impressed marks, height 31 cm. ***
*** A Benthall & Co. 1887 Arts & Crafts ruby lustre ware bowl, attributed to a design by Walter crane, with birds, fruiting vines and scrolling panels. With lustre maker's mark to base and date 1887, diameter 25.7 cm. Minor wear to the interior. ***
*** A Doulton Lambeth Hannah Barlow stoneware vase, squat ovoid form, the body with a wide band of sgrafitto decoration featuring deer and pheasants within a landscape on a white slip framed by bands of fine repeating flowerhead beads and incised repeating… ***
*** Anneke Borren three totems, blue glazed, carved with chevron pattern, 2016. Tallest 1270 ***
*** Chester Nealie, sculpture clay fish hook, 1972. 5 x 25 x 25 cm ***
*** A Len Castle stoneware square section bottle vase, the dark tenmoku glaze with striking chun overglaze tapering at the base, early c1970 impressed mark to base. Height 29.5 cm ***
*** A John Crichton mosaic wall charger, with spun anodised aluminium back, centre of small orange mosaic pieces framed by five borders of larger radiating mosaics in various tones. Diameter 41 cm ***
*** Muriel Moody pottery sculpture of an awakening naked woman, kneeling with back arched and arms raised to her head, thick variable glaze in dark, mid and pale-grey/green tones, raised on a mahogany block base. Height of figure 24 cm ***
*** A William Moorcroft flambe glaze cornflower design vase of squat baluster form, traditional rich red overglaze, otherwise blue dominant tones. Impressed marks and painted initials in blue. Height 10 cm. Diameter 13.5 cm ***
*** A Wedgwood 'Elves on a Bridge' plate by daisy Makeig Jones, blue printed floral rim with the design to the centre. Printed factory mark and 'I'. Dia.27 cm ***
*** An early 1900s MacIntyre Moorcroft vase, Hazeldene pattern in the green colourway on cream ground, the interior in a conforming green, squat circular form with tall narrow trumpet neck, printed mark and signature to base. Height 25 cm. ***
*** 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. ***
*** A large Chester Nealie anagama floor pot, spherical body with trumpet mouth, lug handles to the shoulder, anagama fired with scallop shell remnants and variable rich dark glaze effects. Height 52 cm. ***
*** A Crown Lynn ball handled coffee pot designed by Dorothy Thorpe, circa 1966, 'Pine' colourway (blue), impressed shape number 1020 to base, height 30 cm. ***
*** A Crown Lynn Wharetana ware 'Kokowai Bowl Cigarette Box', oval section; decorated with an encircling relief band of Maori pattern, in contrasting brown on a green background; the sides with a spiral framed by rauponga pattern. Rare foil label attached and… ***
*** A rare colonial pottery tavern jug marked W.M White Dunedin, presumably for William White of the 'Tokomairiro (Milton) Steam Pottery Works', well modelled and light brown glazed. Faulted, height 22 cm ***
*** A Jova Rancich large Centennial commemorative vase, majolica green glazed, incised with clematis and koru bands above the inscription 'Te Na Koe'Aroha Nui ' Haere Mai '1838-1938'. Stamped maker's marks under the base. Firing cracks and foot edge chip,… ***
*** A large Royal Worcester two handled vase, hand painted by E. Townsend, of ovoid shape with gilt embellished acanthus moulded handles issuing from the shoulder, gilt trumpet neck with gadrooned rim conforms with the pedestal foot, painted in the round with… ***
*** A Royal Worcester Freeman lidded urn, squat circular shape with mask handles issuing from the shoulder, neo-classical decorative moulding encircles the shoulder and neck, similar designs decorate the square base, the front panel painted with fruit and… ***
*** A large and impressive Vienna porcelain lidded urn on stand, the front with hand painted coloured decoration of a classical Greek scene in Angelica Kauffman style, the main body of the urn, lid and stand with green, maroon and deep cream panels with… ***
*** A William Moorcroft tall baluster vase in the Pansy pattern, decorated in deep mauve and deep to mid-red tones with green leaves on a cobalt blue ground, full signature in blue and impressed marks to base. Height 24.5 cm ***
*** A large Booths Real Old Willow dinner set, 20 dinner plates, 8 luncheon plates, 6 larger dinner plates, 6 large soup dishes, 12 dessert dishes, 6 two-handled soup coupes, 5 saucers, 13 smaller sweet dishes, 14 side plates, 17 tea cups, 9 saucers, 4 coffee… ***
*** A 'Doulton Sung' ovoid vase, decorated with an exotic bird on a fiery red background, signed under the base: Noke and with initials for Fred Moore. Height 17 cm ***
*** A Royal Worcester porcelain table lamp base, tall two-handled baluster shape painted with fruit signed D Fuller and richly gilded. Height 42.5 cm date marks 1957. ***
*** Len Castle hanging form wall vase, tapered angular form with perforated disc form top. Incised potters mark. Length 44.5 cm. ***
*** A finely painted Berlin porcelain ormolu framed paperweight, the rectangular porcelain panel hand painted with an interior scene of an artist's studio, set as a tray into an ormolu frame etched and cast with classical border designs. Velvet mounted base… ***
*** Three Royal Doulton 'Maori Art' cups and saucers, one extra-large set. ***
*** A large Lladro 'Fishing with Gramps' porcelain figure, depicting an elderly man, young boy and dog in a boat named 'Paloma, model no. #5215. On wooden display stand. Length 40 cm ***
*** Barry Brickell (1935-2016) squat iconic Fatso jug heavily grogged clay with textured surface. Impressed maker's mark. Height 15 cm. ***
*** An early fine quality Royal Doulton bone china cylinder vase beautifully painted with a group of four goats in a mountainous landscape signed 'H. Allen'. Height 24 cm ***
*** A Lucie Rie and Hans Coper elliptical bowl, pale grey/green glazed interior, speckled white exterior, impressed with both potter's marks, similar to above. ***
*** A pair of massive Caverswall fruit decorated lidded classical urns, of campana shape, fully painted and gilded, the bodies and spreading bases with watermelon, apples, pear, blackberry, cherries and other fruits on a leaf and mossy ground, large open… ***
*** A porcelain plaque of Orpheus and Eurydice from Geek mythology, finely painted with Orpheus leading his wife from the underworld, probably Berlin KPM, impressed number 324 to the reverse. 20.5 x 13 cm ***
*** A William Moorcroft large vase, 'Anemone' pattern, spherical shape with short neck with everted rim, raised on a small foot ring, the pattern encircles the body on a rich cobalt blue ground shaded sea blue-green. Impressed factory marks and monogram under… ***
*** A large Royal Worcester two handled vase, hand painted by E. Townsend, of ovoid shape with gilt embellished acanthus moulded handles issuing from the shoulder, gilt trumpet neck with gadrooned rim conforms with the pedestal foot, painted to the front with… ***
*** An extra large Crown Devon butterfly lustre lidded ginger jar, the red ground with black trees highlighted with gilt, green, blue and orange butterflies highlighted in gilt, gilt vines encircle the borders, conforming lid. Height 37 cm ***
*** A rare Jack Hutchison sculpted pottery monkey group figure, the seated adult with child, blue glaze, incised by artist to base 'J. Hutchison. 1937'. Height 9.5 cm, diameter of base 9.5 cm ***
*** A large Lladro 'Flowers of the Season' porcelain figure group, depicting a woman selling flowers from an umbrella covered cart, model no. #1454. On wooden display stand. Length 50 cm ***
*** A New Zealand earthenware crock, Rose Brand by E. Mann, Whangarei 1929, two-tone and with metal handle ***
*** Graeme Storm, large stoneware vase, compressed wide spherical form, manganese glaze with dark gloss gold highlights, impressed potters mark, height 36 cm. ***
*** A large and impressive Doulton Burslem 'Rembrandt' ware vase, painted by Walter Nunn (act. 1897 - 1910), of squat spherical shape with short cylindrical neck, decorated with a portrait of Oliver Cromwell, a band encircles the shoulder inscribed: 'Our… ***
*** A Royal Doulton Lambeth vase by Hannah Barlow (act.1871 - 1913), tall ovoid shape with short trumpet mouth and circular spreading foot, decorated sgraffito with a landscape with a flock of 11 sheep encircling the ovoid body, stylized Art Nouveau floral… ***
*** A mid-20th century Royal Worcester Highland Cattle painted vase by H. Stinton, two cattle to the front, a Highland landscape scene to the reverse. elaborate gilt enrichments, the pierced lid with tapered finial, printed mark to base including shape #2713.… ***
*** A modern Moorcroft vase, 'Avignon', cylindrical form with trumpet rim, designed by B.A. Wilkes, 66/250, impressed and printed marks plus signature to base. 14.5 cm x 21 cm. ***
*** 13 antique Sevres porcelain cabinet plates, decorated in the manner of the Chateau des Tuileries service, with hand painted portraits of the French Royal family including Marie Antoinette plus a number of courtiers, all the cobalt blue borders decorated… ***
*** A Crown Lynn trickle glaze Mickey Mouse jug, in denim blue tones, with fraction mark to base, original label stating it was a Xmas gift 1947. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. Height 11 cm ***
*** A rare pair of William IV period Minton figured porcelain candlesticks, finely modelled as classical gardeners, both with assorted picked flowers, the columns behind as bull rushes, gilt enrichments, tones of aubergine, green, yellow and blue, the… ***
*** Bronwynne Cornish pottery sculpture 'Tylee Temple 1999', mottled emerald/turquoise glazed earthenware. Incised title, date and artist's initials under the base. Made during the artist's Tylee Cottage residency in Whanganui. Exhibited: Mudlark, a survey… ***
*** A Moorcroft Macintyre Florian ware vase, tube lined poppy pattern, marks to base, small professional restoration to interior of rim. 14 x 22 cm. ***
*** A William Moorcroft large squat baluster vase in the Pansy pattern, blue, red and purple coloured flowers with green, blue and yellow highlighted leaves on rich cobalt blue ground, impressed marks and full signature in green. Height 21.3 cm ***
*** A c1930 Clarice Cliff Bizarre 'Diamonds' part coffee set, includes 'tankard' form coffee pot with restored lid, sugar, and cream plus three coffee cans and saucers, one can restored, one with crazing. The coffee pot height 19 cm. ***
*** A modern Moorcroft vase, 'Smuggler's Cove', by Paul Hilditch, dated 2010 24/200, impressed marks, signature etc to base. 15 x 25 cm. ***
*** A Royal Worcester hand painted potpourri jar and cover painted with apples, peaches, blackberries and grapes on a mossy ground, ovoid bodied jar with moulded panels at the shoulder highlighted in gilt and similarly at the foot, 'Hadley' shape 16.9 cm… ***
*** An Aynsley eight place dinner set, 'Georgian' pattern, heavy gilt on cobalt blue, comprising, dinner, luncheon, side plates, two tureens, ashet, gravy boat, teacups and saucers, soup coupes and saucers, small dessert bowls. Two soup coupes… ***
*** A pair of early 20th century Royal Worcester rose painted lidded urns by Width Hart, the bodies finely painted with red roses and signed by the artist, lavish gilt enrichments to the scrolling handles and professionally restored lids. Printed marks date… ***
*** A Royal Worcester miniature coffee set, painted with fruit and signed Freeman, consisting of a coffee pot, lidded sugar and cream, one trio, 1951 ***
*** A late 18th century German Carl Theodore Frankenthal porcelain figure 'Count Bruhl's Tailor on a Goat, modelled after a design by Johann-Joachim Kaendler, the most famous sculptor at the Meissen factory. This figure comically represents the tailor in… ***
*** A Royal Worcester square shallow dish painted by John Stinton with cattle at a loch edge in a highland landscape, the scene framed by a cobalt and raised gilt border. Puce mark, date code for 1912. Width 24.2 cm ***
*** A Royal Doulton Hannah Barlow jug, with incised decoration of grazing Dartmore ponies with bands of beaded and applied decoration to top and bottom, the silver rim dated Sheffield 1876 by Jehoiada Alsop Rhodes, the base with impressed Doulton Lambeth mark… ***
*** A Royal Doulton Lambeth jug by Hannah Barlow (act. 1871 - 1913), dated 1881, decorated in sgraffito with three horses in a landscape, between bands of incised and moulded borders. Conical shape with loop handle with carved decoration, silver plated lidded… ***
*** A Barry Brickell salt glazed 'Fatso' jug, with swollen body, pinched beak form spout with piercing below, two small rivet marks, strap handle forking at attachment to body. Height 35 cm ***
*** A 1920s Royal Worcester Sebright fruit painted cabinet plate, the central circular panel with peaches, grapes, raspberries, leaves and florals, finely painted and signed R. Sebright, framed with a wide cobalt band lavishly gilded with panels, swags and… ***
*** A Barry Brickell Thinso jug, tall mildly tapered form with swollen top section tapering to the stylised bird-form rim, strap handle, dark brown and olive green glaze effects to the top, speckled grey body, impressed and sculpted rivet-type decoration to… ***
*** A Royal Worcester two-handled vase painted with carnations by Roberts, ovoid shape with Grecian style handles, mouth and spreading foot painted in bright green enamels, highlighted with gilt, the entire body decorated with vibrantly coloured carnations to… ***
*** An extensive Shelley porcelain tea, coffee and dinner set, in the Queen Anne shape, 'Archway of Roses' pattern, comprising teapot and stand, coffee pot, six demitasse cups and saucers, 10 teacups, eight saucers, two sugars, two creamers, two lidded… ***
*** A 55 piece Spode 'Landscape' pattern dinner service, including ashettes, soup tureen, lidded entree dishes, sauce tureen, various size plates and bowls, etc ***
*** A Crown Lynn 'Three Faces of Eve' table lamp, the three faces supported upon each other in an Art Deco design, square base. Overall matt white glaze, height 315. Square section silk shade ***
*** A Royal Doulton vase hand-painted by Joseph Hancock (act. 1890 -1926), decorated with an encircling landscape with a woman fetching water, tapering conical shape with two gilded handles high to the sides. Signed. Impressed and printed factory marks.… ***
*** A large Lladro figurine, 'Born Free' #1420, designed by Salvador Debon in 1982, with original wooden base. 38.1 x 67.9 cm. ***
*** Graeme Storm, large stoneware vase, compressed wide ovoid form, celadon pale blue glaze to the wide shoulder over a tenmoku ground. impressed potter's mark, height 37.5 cm. ***
*** Graeme Storm, stoneware tall baluster vase, 'Khmer Rouge', incised scrolls to the shoulder, banded decoration, slip trailed matt blue and red glaze. Impressed potters mark, height 42 cm ***
*** Paul Maseyk earthenware Grecian style ewer 'A man needs a Vice', coloured slips, gold acrylic paint, signed, entitled & dated 2006 to the base. Height 33 cm. Provenance: purchased by our vendor from master works gallery. Potter's receipt with details for… ***
*** A Richard Parker pottery earthenware vase, slab baluster form with quatrefoil mouth, the pale unglazed body with fine drips of brown and green glaze. Height 20 cm ***
*** A Minton Secessionist pottery vase of tall ovoid form, decorated with tubeline stylised feather and floral type designs in tones of striking mauve and lustrous green/blue, white highlights, printed marks including shape No. 1, c.1905, the design… ***
*** Graeme Storm, stoneware large shallow bowl, blue green and dark banded glaze. Impressed potters mark, diameter 52 cm. ***
*** A Crown Lynn 'Hand Potted' white glazed vase, designed by Ernest Shufflebotham, lathe turned ovoid form, incised shape # 5 and printed under glaze blue tiki mark. Height 18 cm. ***
*** A good Royal Doulton Lambeth vase, by Frank A. Butler (act. 1872-1911) baluster form with trumpet mouth and spreading circular foot, heavily incised Art Nouveau decoration of stylised stiff leaves and floral panels, mottled green/blue and brown glazed… ***
*** An early and good Doulton Lambeth faience wall charger by Linnie Watt (act. 1875 - 1890), decorated with three children in a landscape. Dated March 1879, signed to the work L. Watt. Diameter 35 cm ***
*** A Royal Doulton stoneware 'Kia Ora' large jardiniere, decorated in relief with tiki, masks, spiral motifs and 'Kia Ora' plaques, in a pale mottled blue band, the lower section of the body decorated in darker blue. Diameter 23 cm height 17.5 cm ***
*** A William Moorcroft teaset, pomegranate pattern consisting of a teapot, hot water pot, cream and sugar, the rims and lids in hand beaten pewter, handle of teapot with professional restoration. Impressed and signed marks to base ***
*** A large Len Castle 'Avian' bowl, the interior with ash glaze, umber pigment rubbed exterior, impressed potter's mark, circa 1980s, diameter 39.5 cm. ***
*** A Barry Brickell 'Fatso' jug, two stylised beak type protrusions to the top rim, rivet detail, the pale glaze with dark speckled highlights, darker areas to the top rim, red firing marks towards the base. Diameter 32 cm, height 31 cm ***
*** A Royal Worcester fruit painted miniature tea service, comprising tea pot, lidded sugar bowl, cream jug and cup, saucer and plate. Finely painted with peaches etc. Signed by Roberts, Ayrton and others. ***
*** Len Castle Crum Brickworks early salt glazed stoneware beer flagon, lustrous dark golden tones from the Manganese slip, finely modelled top and strap handle. Impressed potter's mark, height 27 cm. Illustrated: Len Castle, Making the Molecules Dance,… ***
*** A Royal Worcester still vase painted by James Stinton with a pheasant cock and hen in a woodland setting, cylindrical shape, flaring at the mouth and spreading at the foot with gilt detailing, puce mark, shape G923, c. 1946. Height 22.5 cm ***
*** A Ruskin high fired vase tapering shouldered shape with cylindrical neck. Deep blue glaze streaked with green/grey/light blue. Impressed mark and date 1905, height 28.5 cm ***
*** A fine quality Royal Worcester potpourri vase, of ovoid shape with pierced crown shaped cover and original internal lid, painted with fruit signed T. Platt, the borders richly gilded. Date marks 1960s. Height 24 cm ***
*** Graeme Storm stoneware large and impressive wall charger, incised slip radiating lily decoration, matt turquoise glaze with dark brown negative detail. Impressed potter's marks, diameter 50.5 cm. ***
*** A Royal Doulton World War I bulldog in khaki tone, wearing a khaki green tam o'shanter, kilt, shoulder bag and pouch, HN153, printed marks to base including registration no. 663408. Height 17.5 cm ***
*** Barry Brickell and Fatu Feu'u sculpted pottery kava bowl, a collaborative terracotta (Driving Creek) kava bowl raised on eight legs with impressed frangipani motifs to each. Diameter 38.5 cm. Note: It is recorded that Fatu has a fascination with ancient… ***
*** A Crown Lynn medium size black glazed swan, model number in relief to the base 2147, matt glaze. Height 15.5 cm ***
*** A Berlin painted porcelain plaque, 'Zina', after Gaston Casimir Saint-Pierre, c.1900, in giltwood carved Florentine frame; marked verso 'Zina apres Saintpierre'. Image 18 cm x 12.5 cm, frame 35 cm x 26.5 cm ***
*** A Royal Doulton Hannah Barlow biscuit barrel, incised decoration of two donkeys with a flock of sheep and sheep dog, a band of geometric form to base and top, silver plate rim and handle with engraved floral decoration to lid, the base with impressed… ***