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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 William Moorcroft flambe vase, Poppies pattern, baluster form, signature to base, height 15.3 cm. ***
*** A Len Castle discoid stoneware vase, three heavily combed vertical rope impressions to each side, concave mouth, iron oxide washed matt glaze, impressed potter's mark, height 35.5 cm ***
*** A Royal Worcester lidded hand painted potpourri urn, painted with fruit and berries on a leafy ground to the entire body by H. Ayrton. The crown form pierced lid with unfurling finial enclosing the interior lid, lavishly gilded, signed, shaped 2048,… ***
*** Keith Murray for Wedgwood shoulder vase, medium size, matt white glaze, banded blade turned design 'KM' printed mark to base, height 19 cm. ***
*** A Crown Lynn Specials Department vase, attributed to Frank Carpay, baluster form with blue repeating leaf type all-over pattern, printed Crown Lynn mark to base. Height 22 cm ***
*** A William Moorcroft for MacIntyre fruit bowl, in a Florian Blue Poppy design on pale celadon ground, silver plated rim. W.M. initials in green and MacIntyre mark to base. Diameter 26 cm ***
*** An Art Nouveau Aurelian Ware inverted baluster vase, decorated with flowers and motifs in blue, white and gold, produced by William Moorcroft and James MacIntyre & Co., 1897. Printed mark and registration number to base. Height 30 cm ***
*** A rare Crown Lynn Frank Carpay decorated vase of ovoid form, a wide band of hand painted black speckled decoration to the shoulder and two narrow bands to the top rim, black underglaze printed tiki mark and overglaze 'Handwerk'. Height 220. illustrated… ***
*** A good William Moorcroft tall flambe vase, leaf and berry design, elongated ovoid form, the exceptional even red flambe glaze highlighting the green, yellow and blue tones, impressed marks and signature, paper label to base. Height 26 cm ***
*** A Moorcroft uncommon 'Eventide' landscape design vase, c.1925, in rich orange, red, blue and green tones. Blue painted initials and impressed marks, height 13 cm. ***
*** A William Moorcroft 'Pomegranate' three-piece tea set, cylindrical tapering form with hand beaten pewter mounts, the set includes a teapot with sugar bowl and cream jug, impressed marks and signature to base, chip to the base of sugar and cream jug. ***
*** An uncommon Crown Lynn 'Three Faces of Eve' table lamp base, matt cream glaze, modelled as three faces supported upon each other in an Art Deco design raised from a square base, height 31.5 cm. ***
*** Barry Brickell stoneware large salt fired jug with characterful face formed rim with encircling pattern band. Salt kiln drips to the swollen body. Impressed potter's mark below the strap handle, ***
*** A Moorcroft Macintyre Florian ware vase, inverted baluster form, peacock pattern, printed mark and signature to base. 15 x 24 cm. ***
*** A good Barry Brickell 'Thinso' pottery sculptured jug, the tall tapered circular section form with bird head type spout, strap handle, the heavy salt glazing with fine dark tone to most, mustard, green, blue and black highlights towards the top, impressed… ***
*** Len Castle bird head blue bowl, striking aqua blue glaze, pooling and darker to the centre, unglazed exterior, the rim with a sculpted birds head. Impressed potter's mark. Two hairline cracks at the rim, diameter 34 cm. ***
*** A large Lladro figure group, 'Onward!', 1991-1993, by Salvador Debon, on wooden stand. Length 64 cm. ***
*** Anneke Borren and Owen Mapp black glazed pot with lid as a carved bone pendant, 1986. 'I said 'Isn't it a pity one always puts one's jewellery away in a box. Why don't we make the pendant as a lid, with the cord inside it'. Diameter 15.5 cm (pendant… ***
*** Barry Brickell (1935-2016) pottery sculpture, waisted triangular form, the three spherical highlights to the centre with incised koru design, notched borders. Impressed artist's/potter's mark, height 21 cm. ***
*** A Peter Collis tall elegant specimen vase of bottle form with a long tapered narrow neck, bright red gloss glaze with fine dark highlights. Impressed potter's mark to base, height 93 cm ***
*** Louise Rive (Edge City - Westmere) 'The Conversation' a pair of porcelain female figures, heights 340 and 41 cm, both signed. ***
*** A William Moorcroft large flambe leaf and berry design vase, wide open mouth, ovoid body, wide tapered short foot, traditional rich red glaze, indigo to the base, impressed marks including full signature, painted initials in blue. Height 22.5 cm ***
*** An early Len Castle slab vase, mildly swollen semi-square form, the rounded shoulder supporting the short rectangular tapered neck and flat rim, wood ash glaze, some firing marks. Impressed potter's monogram to inside top rim, c.1960s/70s. 30 cm x 18 cm x… ***
*** A Nouveau Doulton Lambeth Pottery vase by Frank A. Butler ovoid with flaring neck. Caramel, brown, blue tube lined in breaking wave design. Impressed marks and incised initials Fab on base, height 29 cm ***
*** A Doulton Burslem Charles Noke design double sided figure of Mephistopheles and Marguerite modelled holding a gilt prayer book, dressed in ivory coloured dress detailed in gilt, to the verso Mephistopheles modelled dressed in orange robe and hood, brown… ***
*** A good early Len Castle branch pot, slab built earthenware with slightly swollen walls, a 'ladder' set of impressed decoration at the corners, with short conforming neck and pan mouth. Feldspathic glaze. Early impressed artist's cipher. Height 33 cm. ***
*** An eight place setting of Royal Worcester 'Evesham' tableware, comprising: eight dinner plates, luncheon plates, side plates, dessert bowls, fruit dishes, ramekins; along with a three piece tea set, eight cups and saucers, sauce and gravy boats, salt and… ***
*** A large Royal Worcester Jardiniere painted by W. Jarman, squat circular shape with a decorative raised frieze to the shoulder, the body with fluting, decorated with rose buds and blossoms, signed, green mark, c.1907. Diameter 26 cm ***
*** A very large Royal Doulton pitcher in the 'Pansy' pattern on a cream ground, flaring cylindrical shape, slight crazing inside the rim. Height 30.5 cm ***
*** A large green Keith Murray Wedgwood flared vase, plain with lathe cut bands. Full signature and printed mark to base. Height 23.5 cm. ***
*** A Moorcroft vase, Tapestry of Colour pattern designed by Rachael Bishop, c.2007 Limited Edition 95/150, signed by the designer ***
*** A Len Castle blue 'alkaline pool' bowl, the interior with scattered bubbling glaze ranging from turquoise to a deep central cobalt pool and similarly to the exterior. Impressed potter's cypher under the base. Maximum diameter 39 cm ***
*** A colonial Milton Pottery majolica glazed specimen vase, ovoid body with tall narrow mildly flared neck, traditional mottled glaze and rich blue, brown and green tones, flake chip to rim. Height 20.5 cm ***
*** A William Moorcroft Eventide bowl, with Tudric pewter base, diameter 19.7 cm. ***
*** Graeme Storm, tall stoneware cylinder vase c1960/70, six bands of pressed fine diamond pattern decoration, variable blue green matt glaze. Impressed potters mark, height 56 cm. ***
*** A Royal Worcester potpourri vase and cover painted with highland cattle by E. Townsend, ovoid shape with moulded shoulder and foot highlighted with gilt, the pierced cover with cupola finial. Black mark, shape H169, c.1960. Height 16 cm ***
*** Chester Nealie, large tall tapering cylindrical vase, anagama fired, with small lugs at the shoulder, shell encrusted markings to the partially glazed body. Impressed cipher at the base and label at the shoulder, height 61 cm ***
*** A large Walter Moorcroft Orchid and Spring Flowers pattern vase, on a dark cobalt blue ground, tapered body, short everted neck, impressed marks and painted initials in blue. Height 31 cm ***
*** A Len Castle, Red Lava Bowl' earthenware with bright red glaze, impressed with artist's cipher. Diameter 40.5 cm ***
*** An experimental vase designed for Wedgwood by Keith Murray, compressed circular shape with small flared mouth and tapering circular foot ring. Uncommon cream gloss glaze with incised encircling lines to the body, the foot and mouth interior contrasting… ***
*** A William Moorcroft flambe glaze leaf and berry design vase of baluster form, traditional tones, impressed marks and signature, initials painted in blue. Height 17.8 cm ***
*** Frank Carpay for Crown Lynn bottle form vase, the off-white body with two black bands to the top rim and a wide band of speckled black design to the shoulder, hand painted and printed marks to base. Height 22 cm ***
*** A Royal Doulton figurine, 'The Mask', a 1920s girl in purple and blue pantalooned costume holding and looking at a mask in her right hand, she stands in front of a tree stump with Cupid sitting atop the stump and hiding behind her skirts, designed by… ***
*** A vintage Crown Lynn Wharetana Maori Art Pottery 'Maori Chief' plate, model #1027, brown glazed, the centre with portrait of a 'young Ariki (chief) at the height of his personal adornment. He is complete with head feathers of Huia denoting rank...',… ***
*** A Royal Worcester commemorative lidded vase, from the 200th Anniversary Collection to commemorate the visit of King George III to the Flight Factory in 1788 where he selected a dinner service and granted company his Royal warrant, decorated with a hand… ***
*** A colonial New Zealand Whau pottery planter of classical pedestal form, the curved rim with fruiting grapevine decoration, the body with four classically draped semi-naked women above the lobed base and tapered pedestal with octagonal foot, salt glazed.… ***
*** Anneke Borren tall black glazed 'Totem', turned and ridged form, gloss brush decoration on matt black ground. Provenance: From the Estate of the potter Keith Blight. Height 85 cm ***
*** A Crown Lynn Wharetana ware plate, portrait of a Maori chief to the centre, brown glaze, the green glaze border with relief stylised Maori figures. Model #.1027 impressed to reverse. Diameter 25 cm ***
*** A Royal Doulton stoneware 'Kia Ora' decanter with original compressed stopper, the cylindrical body with swollen shoulder, the mottled brown glaze with raised blue glazed highlights of stylised Maori masks and carving. Height 24 cm ***
*** Keith Murray for Wedgwood large vase, matt white glaze with serpentine lathe banding, an early design with printed full signature mark, height 22 cm. ***
*** A William Moorcroft Moonlit Blue cake plate of circular form with traditional tree design, impressed mark and painted blue initials to base, silver plate tall central handle with hexagonal ring top. 22 x 17 cm ***
*** A good Juliet Peter salt glazed floor pot, the ovoid body with encircling band of circle forms, banded salt glaze in copper and deep blue/green tones, paper label to the base, indented highlights to the top rim. Height 48 cm ***
*** A Royal Worcester lamp base, tall two-handled baluster shape painted with fruit signed D Cox and richly gilded. Height 420 date marks ***
*** A William Moorcroft MacIntyre Florian Ware two-handled vase, of tall tapering circular section with short foot, decorated with a version of the peacock design in light and dark blue. Printed marks and green painted signature. c.1900-1902. Height 23 cm ***
*** An impressive and rare Hutschenreuther study of a macaw parrot, by Hans Achtziger perched on a flowering branch, blue wings and tail outstretched. 25 x 24 x 70 cm ***
*** A Doulton Lambeth vase by Hannah Barlow (act. 1871 - 1913), dated 1876, slightly tapering cylindrical shape with two handles issuing from the shoulder, decorated in sgraffito with four horses and a foal in a fenced paddock, stiff leaf patterns decorate… ***
*** An early Len Castle double aperture vase, the variable brown ash type glaze to the top, the two spouts with saddle between, horizontal ridges, impressed mark c.1970. Height 22.5 cm ***
*** A Royal Doulton Stoneware Kia Ora decanter with original compressed stopper, the cylindrical body with swollen shoulder, the mottled brown glaze with raised blue glazed highlights of stylised Maori masks and carving. Height 24 cm ***
*** A Lladro 'Herons' sculptural porcelain figure group, sculpted by Salvador Debon, issued 1976. Height 55 cm ***
*** A pair of Clarice Cliff Bizarre 'Rudyard' candlesticks, stepped shape #391, height 8.6 cm. ***
*** Len Castle large hanging form, textured finish, approximately circular with swollen front, stoneware, brown burnt umber washed, blue to the narrow top internal aperture. Fired to1280°C. 34 cm x 36 cm x 11 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… ***
*** Crown Lynn Wharetana Maori Art Pottery trinket box, in the #1002 Rauponga Pattern with brown glaze and stylised mask decoration, the lid centre detailed 'And Appreciation from George Harrison & Co. Ltd, The Quality Men's Outfitters, Wellington, New… ***
*** A Lladro figure group, A Sunday Drive', 1987-1992, by Salvadore Debón, with stand. 40 cm x 39 cm ***
*** A William Moorcroft ovoid Pansy decorated vase, traditional flowerhead and leaf design on deep cobalt ground, painted signature in blue and impressed marks. Height 21 cm ***
*** Barry Brickell, set of four mugs, hand-thrown with 'mushroom' side handles, variously green-brown glazed. Impressed mark beneath handles, height 11.5 cm ***
*** A large Graeme Storm spherical vase, incised cut decoration of florals, deep mauve iron/manganese glaze, height 40.5 cm ***
*** Two Crown Lynn Wharetana 'Tiki' bookends, model #1020, one brown glazed, the other green; as reclining figures supported by carved posts, impressed number under the base. The green example presumably a later casting, slightly larger, weighted with mortar… ***
*** A Barry Brickell spiromorph hydrant of sculptured hand built terracotta, formed with a screw type and a panelled riveted body, impressed 'The Colonial Iron Works Dcr 1906', artist's mark to base. Height 87 cm ***
*** A large and impressive Chester Nealie salt glazed vessel, the spherical body and tapered neck with remnants of encrusted shells from the firing, clear celadon type glaze showing variation from thick glassy sections to near matt. Impressed potter's mark to… ***
*** A Japanese Kofun period (5th-6th century) Haniwa terracotta head of a female, H.12 cm. Provenance: purchased by our vendor at the Avondale Markets, previous history unknown. See various examples at https://tinyurl.com/y6fgj5ro ***
*** A large Doulton Art Nouveau design umbrella stand serpentine square section, with acanthus moulding to the corners splaying to form four feet. Flow blue on white ground with gilding 'Persian Spray' pattern. Printed mark 'Doulton's Spray' under the base,… ***
*** A massive Ray Rogers raku orb with fungoid form mouth, pit fired with metallic oxide and sawdust colourings, incised signature. Diameter 48 cm. With 50 cm square display plinth. ***
*** A Royal Doulton Titanian vase of flattened ovoid form, hand painted decoration of a small thrush on a flowering tree branch, each shoulder decorated with a lizard in relief, on traditional blue and brown ground, signed H. Allen. 6 x 12.5 cm ***
*** A hand-painted Royal Worcester vase by Harry Davis. The vignette of a lake with a castle in the foreground. Swollen shape with flared opening and gilt highlights. With registration number date for 1902. Height 23 cm. ***
*** An old French paint finish bookcase cabinet with two glazed doors, internal shelves, pull-out slide and two panelled cupboard doors, full turned and fluted columns either side and an architectural pediment with central wreath and bow, flanked by pineapple… ***
*** An uncommon Crown Lynn tan glaze swan vase #170, variable glaze, impressed 170 and incised 12/12 to base. Hair crack and minor faults. Length 23.5 cm. ***
*** An octagonal salt glazed chimney pot, attributed to the Christchurch Brick Company, with octagonal walls raised on a stepped base and with removeable mouth with eight heart-shaped side vents. Height 84 cm. ***
*** Three c.1964 Barry Brickell Kereru, variable pale to deep green metallic type glaze, some losses to glaze and one with chip to underside of tail. Provenance: Purchased from Barry Brickell about 53 years ago at Driving Creek, Coromandel. Our vendor owned… ***
*** A fine large Royal Copenhagen 'Wave and Rock' figure group, modelled by Theodor Lundberg (1852-1926), as Prometheus upon the Rocks, hands bound behind his back, leaning forward to kiss a nude sea nymph, model No. 1132, printed marks and dated for 1969/74.… ***
*** A large impressive Lladro 'Winter Wonderland' porcelain figure group, depicting a mother, daughter and dog in a reindeer drawn sleigh, model no. #1429. On wooden display stand. Length 50 cm ***
*** A Victorian 'Stone China' highly decorative soup tureen on stand, decorated in the Imari palette with hand painted florals and exotic green parrot, gilt enrichments, the lid with tall scrolling finial, grotesque mask handles, rectangular octagonal… ***
*** A pair of Edwardian Grainger Co. Worcester porcelain vases, classical urn form with scrolling handles, one painted with pheasants, the other with blue crested birds and thistle, pink and cream banded detail and with gilt enrichments, printed marks dating… ***
*** Jack Hutchison (N.Z., Christchurch 1910-1987), sculpted pottery figure, of a stylised standing woman with bouquet, pale tan gloss glaze, initialled and dated 1937 to base, 'JH CH-CH-37'. Height 14 cm ***
*** A Royal Worcester lidded urn, painted with Highland cattle by Harry Stinton, richly gilded to base, lid and shoulder handles, signed, date mark 1961, shape 2701. Height 17 cm. ***
*** An exceptional olive Jones Art Deco salt glazed vase, the spherical body decorated with three incised circular panels of stylised florals on wavy line ground, lustrous dark golden tones from the Manganese slip. Incised full signature to base. Height 14.5… ***
*** A large Royal Copenhagen ‘Wave & Rock’ nude couple figurine, featuring two lovers supported on a rock with waves crashing towards the base, their hands bound, glazed in tones of blue, grey, fawn, etc., sculptor’s monogram to the back for Theodore Lundberg… ***
*** A 19th century Woodnorth majolica glazed tall trough vase, the oval baluster form with relief moulded floral and stiff leaf design in a dominant green and brown majolica glaze. Note: a similar example in 'Pottery in New Zealand by Gail Lambert 1985', page… ***
*** A Moorcroft 'Moonlit Blue' landscape patterned bowl, circular with inverted rim and small spreading foot ring, the exterior decorated with 12 trees washed with blue-green colour on a lighter background, the interior with a mottled blue-green glaze.… ***
*** An early Barry Brickell salt glazed Fatso jug, deep chocolate brown glaze, some chipping to spout and rim. Impressed mark at the base of handle. 31 cm x 36 cm ***
*** A Royal Worcester vase painted by Ernest Barker with a goldfinch perched on a blackberry bush, another in flight above it. Ovoid shape, raised on a circular spreading foot, two handles issue from the shoulder, trumpet shaped neck. Hadley shape H247, green… ***
*** A Barry Brickell Fatso jug, medium size, salt glazed with bottle green and various caramel and brown glaze effects, impressed potter's mark to base of strap handle, typical stylised beak form spout. Diameter 26 cm. Height 22.5 cm ***
*** A Royal Worcester potpourri and cover, painted by Roberts with peaches and green grapes on a mossy ground, fluted baluster shape, the cover with piercing and cupola finial, shape H291, black mark, c.1965. Height 16.5 cm ***
*** Anneke Borren 'A Cache of Adzes', 1990, four Oceanic adze forms, black-on black-glazed, longest 46 cm. A.B.: 'The Cache of Adzes, are the last collaborative work with Owen Mapp, and also part of the last major Solo show at the New Zealand Crafts Council's… ***
*** Anneke Borren, Miniature Collection', 2000 '28 pieces made to take to England in a suitcase to promote my work'. Four white pieces, ten black-on-black pieces, 14 blue on white pieces including 'whistle pot' and one with wood lid. Tallest 25 cm ***
*** Dorothy Thorpe, Palm Springs', crown Lynn coffee pot, dark olive-green glaze, printed marks to base and impressed shape #1020. Height 30 cm ***