ceramics - Castle-Harris, John
Castle-Harris, John. John Castle-Harris was born in 1893 at North Waratah, New South Wales. Harris made punched and embossed leather table-cloths, often incorporating Australian floral motifs, until he was taught pottery in Melbourne by Una Deerbon (1882-1972) in the 1930s.
He is thought to have worked in the early 1930s at the Premier Pottery at Preston, Melbourne, where some Remued Ware is modelled in his style. Later he returned to the town of Lawson in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, where he established his studio and worked until his death on 7 April 1967. Named John, Castle Harris was known, and signed himself, as Jack as well as hyphenating his second and surnames. Pots are signed Castle Harris without a hyphen.
He is thought to have worked in the early 1930s at the Premier Pottery at Preston, Melbourne, where some Remued Ware is modelled in his style. Later he returned to the town of Lawson in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, where he established his studio and worked until his death on 7 April 1967. Named John, Castle Harris was known, and signed himself, as Jack as well as hyphenating his second and surnames. Pots are signed Castle Harris without a hyphen.
32 item(s) found:
Castle-Harris pottery bowl. Flannel flower decoration, green glaze interior, yellow glaze exterior, plaited handle. Signed to base. Chips and losses. Diameter 21 cm
Castle-Harris koala group. Mother and cub. Signed to base. Height six cm
Castle-Harris, John Castle-Harris pottery bowl decorated with applied Flannel flowers. Height 7.5 cm. DepthDiameter 10.5 cm
John Castle Harris (1893 -1967 ), circa 1940, a low sided rectangular earthenware trough with a pinched rim displaying a diagonal lily pad branched handle upon which a frog in high relief rests, incised Castle Harris to base, 30 cm long.
John Castle Harris, wall pocket, c1940 in the form of a parrot, incised 'Castle Harris' to base. Height 20 cm. Width 35 cm
John Castle Harris, flower wall pocket, c1940 in the form of a frog on a Lilypad, incised 'Castle Harris' to base, retains original paper decal 'The Blaxland shop'. Height 16 cm. Width 22 cm. Provenance:, the Estate of Elieen Wray, Castlecrag
Castle Harris Studio Pottery lamp stand,the pierced bulbous top raised on a trunk like pedestal, wrapped with spirall figuer of a wingned (dragon/lizard) in motled blue green glaze, incised signature, Castle Harris to base. Height 44 cm
'Jack' Castle Harris, koala figure inscribed to base: Castle Harris 20 x 16 x 18 cm hand modelled earthenware of a koala and two cubs
Castle Harris pottery bowl with applied goldfish
A signed Castle Harris basket. Diameter 19 cm
John Castle-Harris scallop rimmed bowl. Pink and green with applied berries and leaves. Several chips to leaves. Diameter 22.5. Height 8.5 cm
A John Castle Harris drip glazed goanna trough, circa 1940, the low sided rectangular trough with pinched rim displaying a diagonal branch handle upon which a large goanna in high relief rests. Incised signature to base Castle Harris Sydney. Length 28.5 cm
A John Castle Harris 'Flannel' flower dish, circa 1930, the oval shaped shallow bowl with a pierced pattern to each long side and decorated with flannel flowers in relief. Incised signature to base Castle Harris. Length 29 cm
A John Castle-Harris wall vase, circa 1930-40, the flat backed deep ogee-shaped form with barbed rim displaying an underwater scene of three fish in high relief all glazed in a mottled pastel palette. Incised signature to reverse Castle-Harris.…
John Castle Harris flower vase, incised flannel flowers, pale blue, cream and light brown glaze, incised signature to base Castle Harris. Height 25 cm
John Castle Harris flower wall pocket, cream flannel flowers, green leaf with a yellow ground glaze, incised signature to base Castle Harris. Height 12 cm. Width 18 cm
John Castle Harris trough, with handle of lizard on a branch, gum nuts and leaves on front, glazes of blue, yellow, green and mauve, incised signature to base Castle Harris. Height 12 cm. Width 27 cm. Depth 8 cm
John Castle Harris, bowl coloured sponge pattern, scalloped edge, incised Castle Harris. Height 5 cm. Diameter 22.5 cm
John Castle Harris vase, two applied fish on bisque colour salt glaze with one applied fish head missing, large chip to rim, incised Castle Harris. Height 26 cm
John Castle Harris vase, with blue lizard, incised Castle Harris. Height 13 cm
Castle Harris crimped flower trough, with fish motif, chip
Castle Harris, three (3) pieces, comprising of a squat blue glazed vase, with applied flannel flowers, a wall pocket vase with leaves and berries, and basket bowl with applied leaves and berries in blue, green, red, yellow and grey glazes,…
Castle Harris pottery plate, decorated with leaf and berries. Diameter 27 cm
John Castle-Harris, New South Wales, circular earthenware basket with applied frog and lily pads green and brown mottled glaze incised 'Castle Harris Sydney', 22 cm diameter.
Castle Harris pierced bowl, with applied fish and pastel glaze
Hand built John Castle- Harris basket featuring well modelled flannel flowers applied around the sides and twisted branch handle, soft coloured drip glazes. good condition, signed to base.
Pottery artwork dish, by Castle Harris, featuring native flora
Castle Harris pierced bowl with a grape and leaf design
John Castle Harris pierced basket with flannel flowers, glazed in blue, cream, yellow, green and pink, incised 'Castle Harris' to the base
Castle Harris basket with applied fish and vibrant colours, signed to the base
John Castle Harris (1893-1967) studio pottery vase, of museum quality and exhibition proportions, the ovoid vase with a narrow waisted neck, well potted, featuring a finely modelled mythical dragon applied in coils about the body,…