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Studio Ceramics — Dunbar Sloane Ltd.

Auction House:Dunbar Sloane Ltd.Number of lots recorded:116
Sale Title:Studio CeramicsLots with images:116
Auction Location:WellingtonPrices available:85
Date:27-Jul-2023
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Mirek Smisek Tall Jug, salt glaze in green and brown, impressed mark, 24 cm high.
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Mirek Smisek Footed Bowl, incised waving decoration, bands of brown, olive and blue glazes, impressed mark, 21 cm diameter.
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Mirek Smisek Oil Bottle, salt glaze, original cork and woven cane stopper, impressed mark, 23 cm high.
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Mirek Smisek Ovoid Vase, fine salt glaze, incised signature to base, 16.5 cm high.
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Mirek Smisek Jug, impressed band of geometrics, deep brown glaze, impressed mark, 17 cm high.
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Mirek Smisek Vase, decorated with vertical bands of lines and chevrons, stamped mark at base, 17.5 cm high.Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist
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Attributed Mirek Smisek Ovoid Vase, deep blue salt glaze, 10 cm high.
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Mirek Smisek Footed Bowl, shaped pierced rim, graduated blue to brown salt glaze, impressed mark to base, 14 cm diameter.
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Three Mirek Smisek Mugs, incised decoration with deep blue salt glaze, impressed marks to base of handle, 10 cm high.
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Mirek Smisek Teapot, salt glaze, impressed mark to base of handle, 12 cm high.
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Mirek Smisek Ovoid Vase, deep brown glaze with band of foliate decoration in blue and cream, impressed mark at base, 15 cm high.
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Mirek Smisek Lidded Sugar Bowl & Goblet, both with impressed marks, 12 cm diameter & 11 cm high.
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Mirek Smisek Sugar Bowl & Milk Jug, impressed mark at base of jug, 12 cm and 8 cm high.
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Mirek Smisek Set of Four Mugs, impressed marks, 9 cm high.
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Mirek Smisek Bud Vase, squared ovoid body, impressed mark, 14 cm high, together with smaller example, impressed mark, chip to rim, 11 cm high and unknown maker small oil flask 14.5 cm high.
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Attrib Mirek Smisek Ovoid Vase, 29.5 cm high.
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Mirek Smisek Large Three-Footed Bowl, shino glazed bowl with incised decoration to the rim interior, impressed mark, 37 cm diameter.
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Anneke Borren Waisted Bulbous Stoneware Vase, brushed mark to base, 33 cm high.
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Anneke Borren Waisted Bulbous Stoneware Vase, glossy abstract black on brown glaze, brushed mark to base, 36 cm high.
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Cheryl Oliver Pair of Pottery Figures, both with impressed marks to base, 37 cm and 34 cm high.
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Anneke Borren Lidded Orb, black on black glaze, brushed mark to base, with carved whalebone lid by Owen Mapp, 17.5 cm high.
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Anneke Borren Bottle, terracotta with applied patterned matt glaze in shades of blue, grey and white, orb shaped lid, incised mark to base, 41 cm high.
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Anneke Borren Sculptural Flower Form, blue glazed offset spherical forms with green glazed insert, 19.5 cm high.
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Three Richard Parker Signal Dishes, 11 cm diameter ea
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Jim Cooper Cat Figure, stoneware with polychrome glaze, ear repaired, 27 cm long
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Richard Parker Wing Vase & Dish, both with poured yellow and turquoise glazes over matt white, original labels affixed to bases, 15.5 cm high & 12 cm diameter.
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Cate Pates Porcelain Jug, patchwork decoration with impressed and glazed patterns in blues and greens, impressed mark to base, 24 cm high.
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Cate Pates Porcelain Jug, patchwork decoration with impressed and glazed patterns in blues and greens, impressed mark to base, 25.5 cm high.
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Cate Pates Porcelain Jug, patchwork decoration with impressed and glazed patterns in blues and greens, impressed mark to base, 15 cm high.
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Seiji Miyajima Porcelain Figure, pierced blossom base and headdress with pastel pink glaze, 52 cm high.
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Seiji Miyajima Porcelain Figure, moulded leaf and flower base and pierced flower headdress, 50.5 cm high.
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Seiji Miyajima Porcelain Figure, pierced ribbon base and headdress with celadon green and bronze glaze, 51 cm high.
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Warren Tippett Plate, polychrome glazes, signed & dated '88 to base, 27 cm diameter.
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Merilyn Wiseman Tall Square Vase, waisted form, turquoise glaze, 37 cm high.
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John Parker Three Vessels, bottle vase with flared rim, specimen vase & bowl with wide flared rim, all with mottled bronze glaze, 21.5 cm high, 16 cm high and 16 cm diameter.
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Olive Jones Jug, rich matt green speckled glaze, incised signature & dated '64 to base, 11 cm high.
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Olive Jones Vase, Olive Jones Vase, red glaze, signature incised to base,16 cm high.
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Olive Jones Planter, Olive Jones Planter, blue glaze, signature inscribed to base, 14 cm high.
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Olive Jones Blue Vase, Olive Jones Blue Vase, blue glazed ovoid vase, pinhead firing flaws to the glaze, hairline fracture from rim to shoulder, 16 cm high
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Two Elizabeth Matheson Paka Pottery Vases, incised marks to bases, 9.5 cm and 6.5 cm high.
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Luke Adams Hunting Jug, cream with glazed interior, decorated with relief highlights of hanging game and a greyhound handle, 24 cm high
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Small Luke Adams Bust, Beethoven, deep blue glaze, 10.5 cm high.
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Luke Adams Trough Vase, earthenware with deep brown glaze, 35 cm long
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Pair NZ Pottery Collie Dogs, one with chip to base, 13.5 cm high.
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Large Crown Lynn Swan, matt cream glaze, impressed No 170 to base, 31 cm L, 21.5 cm high.
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Crown Lynn Swan, matt cream glaze, impressed No 170 & tiki mark stamped to base, 22 cm long x 23 cm high.
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Ernest Shufflebotham For Crown Lynn Small Hand Potted Vase, matt cream glaze, impressed shape number 11, stamped with tiki mark to base, 12 cm high.
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Mirek Smisek for Crown Lynn Vase, ovoid footed form, matt brown glaze with incised abstract decoration, 13 cm high.
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Flair Pottery Trough Vase, vertical ribbed form, matt black glaze, impressed No 367 & stamped mark to base, 28 cm long
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Six Dorothy Thorpe for Crown Lynn Cups & Saucers, pine pattern, stamped marks to base, together with four matching plates
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Jim Greig Unfolding Form Bowl, salt glazed interior, incised mark, three small rim chips, 30 cm long
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Jim Greig Turning Form Vase, rich aubergine glaze, 25 cm high.
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Jim Greig Vase, light blue abstract geometrics over cream glaze, impressed mark at foot, 14 cm high.
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Jim Greig Vase, incised signature to base, 14.5 cm high.
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Jack Laird Tall Jug, strap handle, brushed signature to base, 27 cm high.
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Jack Laird Bottle Vase, incised decoration, brushed signature to base, flared rim, 29 cm
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Jack Laird Waimea Pottery Ovoid Vase, copper geometric decoration over matt bronze, black glazed interior, incised mark to base,19.5 cm high.
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Jack Laird Squat Bottle Vase, inscribed with signature to base, 24 cm high.
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Jack Laird Ovoid Vase, incised decoration, brushed signature to base, 22 cm high.
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NZ Pottery Water Set, comprising jug and with matching beakers, incised decoration to exterior with bands of cream and umber glaze to top section and interior, brushed signature to base and dated '64, 18 cm and 10 cm high.
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Juliet Peter Platter, cream glazed interior, incised decoration depicting bull glazed in black, incised mark to base, 44 x 19 cm, together with original rimu stand
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Three St Ives Pottery Mugs, varying glazes, applied strap handles coiled at base, impressed marks, 11.5 cm high.
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Six David Leach lidded stoneware pots & saucers, unglazed exterior, celadon glaze to interiors and saucers, all with impressed marks, 11.5 cm high and 16 cm diameter.
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Len Castle Sea Secret, reflexed cone shaped earthenware washed in pale blue, with central depression washed in red, impressed mark to base, 19.5 cm wide
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Len Castle 'Pacific' Series Bowl, earthenware with bright alkaline blue glazed interior, impressed mark to base, 22.5 cm wide
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Len Castle Hanging Form, textured surface with radiating lines and umber pigment, impressed mark to back, small rim chip, 22 cm long
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Len Castle Squat Ovoid Vase, ribbed pattern in tenmoku glaze to the upper section, paler ash glaze to the base, impressed mark, 8 cm high.
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Len Castle Sedge Grass Vase, impressed mark, 13 cm high.
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Len Castle Pin Dish, terracotta with glazed interior, unmarked, 10.5 cm diameter.
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Len Castle Squat Ovoid Vase, ribbed pattern in dark ash glaze to the upper section, paler ash glaze to the base, impressed mark, 7 cm high.
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Len Castle Large Shallow Bowl, impressed mark to base, 37 cm diameter.
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Peter Stichbury Bottle Vase, with poured light blue and grey speckled glaze to shoulder, impressed mark, 36 cm high.
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Doreen Blumhardt Tree Bark Impression Bowl, irregular shaped bowl with umber pigment over textured surface, impressed mark, 25 cm wide
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Helen Mason Stoneware Vase, flared trumpet form, stylised floral decoration, two small chips to base, 21.5 cm high.
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Melanie Cooper Finely Grogged Bowl, flared form, 11 cm high, 28 cm diameter.
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Paul Melser Slab Vase, tenmoku and green ash glazed rectangular vase with curved lateral edges, impressed mark, 25 cm high.
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Peter Stichbury Large Shino Vase, ovoid form with mauve glazed ribbed decoration to the neck, impressed mark, 31 cm high.
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Bruce Martin Vase, tapering form with angular compression, applied handles to shoulders, 28.5 cm high.
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Graeme Storm Ovoid Vase, turquoise and cobalt glaze, unmarked, 13 cm high.
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Juliet Peter Stoppered Flask, salt glaze with original woven cane cork, stamped to base, 22 cm high.
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John Madden Lidded Jar, Salt glazed. Incised mark, 13 cm high
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Paul Melser Large Planter, with band of abstract dark brown leaf decoration over olive green glaze, 47.5 cm high.
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Len Castle Blossom Vase, impressed mark at base, 44 cm high.
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Mirek Smisek Large Floor Vase, impressed mark to foot, 56 cm high.
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Doreen Blumhardt Large Floor Pot, unmarked with provenance and authentication, 55 cm high.
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Muriel Moody Reclining Figure, partially glazed on concrete base, 56.5 cm long, 40 cm wide, 39 cm high.
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Muriel Moody Swans, cream and blue glazes mounted on stained teak base, 45 cm long, 28 cm wide. 41 cm high.
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Jack Laird Candelabra Planter, the base with moulded face, separate crown with six candle holders, incised signature to base, (old repair to one holder), 47.5 cm high o/a
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Barry Brickell Bottle Vase, stamped mark to base, 24 cm high.
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Barry Brickell Fatso Jug, celadon glaze with deep green band to top, impressed mark, 18 cm high.
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Barry Brickell Small Bowl, impressed design and ochre glaze to outer top, impressed mark, boxed, 9 cm high, 14.5 cm diameter.
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Barry Brickell Bowl, impressed mark to base, boxed, 8 cm high, 14 cm diameter.
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Chester Nealie Small Footed Bowl, olive to deep green salt glaze, original paper label, boxed, 8 cm high, 14 cm diameter.
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Mike O'Donnell Decorated Shino Glazed Vessel, incised signature to base, boxed, 10 cm high, 11.5 cm diameter.
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Three Japanese Bowls, various glazes, two boxed, 12.5 cm, 12.5 cm and 10.5 cm diameter.
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Three Japanese Bowls, all with impressed marks, boxed, 12 cm, 11.5 cm and 9 cm diameter.
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Three Geoff Fairburn Gourds, incised and hand coloured decoration, all with stoppers, 66 cm, 51.5 cm and 33.5 cm long
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His Own Steam - The Work of Barry Brickell, by David Craig & Gregory O'Brien, published by Auckland University Press
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Playing With Fire, Auckland Studio Potters Society Turns 50, by Peter Lange & Stuart Newby
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Three Books by Bernard Leach, The Potters Challenge, Beyond East and West & A Potter's Work
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