A hand-potted vase by Ernest Shufflebotham for Crown Lynn, with concentric lathed bands to the entire surface. Crown Lynn 'Crown' mark to base, height 22 cm, diameter 16 cm
A Crown Lynn Wharetana Maori Art Pottery 'Kokowai Bowl', model 1018, decorated with three stylised manaia figures below a border of rauponga pattern and raised on three swollen koruru mask feet. Rich green glaze, diameter 14.5 cm.
A rare Wharetana prototype slip cast biscuit barrel, the walls modelled as three tiki figures standing facing outwards and with clasped hands forming handles, the lid with three tiki faces. Light brown glaze, with green glazed interior. Repair to one handl
A Crown Lynn small black swan, matt glaze, shape #154. Length 14.5 cm. Vendor's provenance: 'My great grandfather worked at Crown Lynn in the late 1940s to early 1950s, he acquired/ purchased the pieces while he was working there, and they have been in the
Crown Lynn Potteries, rare large trumpet neck vase, white slip-cast ceramic, the body with two tall bands in relief, C.1948-55, printed factory mark and impressed shape number 86 to the base, height 30.5 cm
A Crown Lynn Wharetana Maori Art Pottery 'Koruru' small dish, brown glazed stylised Maori face to each end and 'Rauponga' and spiral design to the border, green glaze interior. Length 20 cm. Vendor's provenance: 'My great grandfather worked at Crown Lynn i
A rare Crown Lynn 'Hand Potted' large black and pale-yellow glazed bowl, cylindrical foot ring, incised shape # 49, printed black tiki mark and 'Hand Potted'. Probably a unique and experimental piece. Vendor's provenance: 'My great grandfather worked at Cr
A pair of Crown Lynn Wharetana Maori Art 'Moko' book-ends, Model #1019 recorded as Ceremonial Life-Sized wooden masks... The face moko (tattoo) is typical of a Maori chief or tohunga...', striking dark green glaze, impressed number to base of each. 10 cm x
A large Crown Lynn swan, light teal with caramel trickle glaze, impressed number 170 to base. 24 cm x 23 cm. (https://artandobject.co.nz/pdf/Jim_Drummond_Session2.pdf Lot 18 for comparison).
A pair of Crown Lynn Wharetana ware 'Moko' bookends, recorded in the promotional pamphlet as 'Ceremonial Life-Sized wooden masks... The face moko (tattoo) is typical of a Maori chief or tohunga...', striking dark green glaze, impressed model 1019 to base o
Frank Carpay for Crown Lynn, hand potted vase, painted in red, black, and yellow and green with a probably unique dove design signed Handwerk and numbered H25-1, factory mark. Height 23 cm
Frank Carpay for Crown Lynn, hand painted squat jug, with female features, inscribed around the foot ring ?Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense?, signed Handwerk height 5?6 and with tiki factory mark partially visible underneath an old label, height 15 cm
Ernest Shufflebotham for Crown Lynn, rare handpotted footed vase, shape no. 21 with white cream glaze, stamped factory mark and incised shape number to the base, height 23 cm. Provenance: Damian Balle collection
A hand-potted ovoid vase by Ernest Shufflebotham for Crown Lynn, shape number 24, with concentric bands. Crown Lynn tiki mark to base, height 23 cm, diameter 18 cm
An uncommon Crown Lynn dark blue McAlpine refrigerator jug, ribbed tall rectangular section form with 'McAlpine' in relief to each side. Height 22.5 cm
Frank Carpay for Crown Lynn, large hand-potted platter, hand-painted ceramic with stylised floral and geometrical design, C.1950's, signed Werk, inscribed W.P.-4 and with printed factory mark to the base, diameter 36 cm
A Crown Lynn Wharetana Maori Art Pottery 'Maori Chief' wall plate, green glaze, portrait of a 'young Ariki (chief) at the height of his personal adornment' to the centre the border with relief stylised Maori figures (Taniwha). Number 1027 impressed to reve
Crown Lynn Wharetana Maori Art Pottery wall plaque, circular form, dominated with a large green glazed hei tiki form on linial, notch and spiral 'carved' background. Curved back edge, impressed with a number. Diameter 25.5 cm
Ernest Shufflebotham for Crown Lynn, large handpotted vase, shape no. 24 with white cream glaze, stamped factory mark and incised shape number to the base, height 23 cm. Provenance: Damian Balle collection
Crown Lynn Wharetana Maori Art Pottery wall 'plaque', Model #1021, rich deep (pounamu) green glaze, with a spiral centre framed by the outer border with taniwha and masks. Impressed number to reverse, two original holes for suspension to the foot, diameter
A pair of Crown Lynn polar bear bookends, in a matte cream glaze. One weighted. Each with shape number impressed and maker's stamp to base, height 1 cm, width 13 cm, diameter 8 cm
A Crown Lynn Wharetana Maori Art Pottery wall plaque, model #1010, modelled with back to back taniwha stylised figures in rich dark chocolate brown glaze. Original triangular label to reverse, diameter 25.5 cm
Crown Lynn Potteries, unique hand-potted 'Louie Dean' vase, white glazed ceramic, printed 'Hand Potted' and tiki factory marks, inscribed in gold 'Louie Dean' and impressed no. 1951 to the base, height 16.5 cm, note: this vase appears to be a personalised
Ernest Shufflebotham for Crown Lynn, Handpotted vase, shape no. 34 with white cream glaze, stamped factory mark and incised shape number to the base, height 18 cm. Provenance: Damian Balle collection
Crown Lynn, large black swan vase matt black, no. 170 to base, 21 cm height, 30 cm length, coloured small chip to base, David Jenkin, the head of the Crown Lynn, design department, copied the design for the swans from overseas, and from the late 1940s, swa
Ernest Shufflebotham for Crown Lynn, handpotted vase, shape no. 34 with white cream glaze, stamped factory mark and incised shape number 34 and W to the base, Height 18 cm
A Crown Lynn Wharetana Maori Art Pottery 'Hei Tiki' wall 'plaque', model #1022, the brown glazed center with 'A grotesquely postured presentation of a Hei Tiki', the green glaze border with 'patapata' designs. Impressed number and two suspension holes to t
Crown Lynn Potteries, rare large trumpet neck vase, white slip-cast ceramic, the body with two tall bands in relief, c.1948-55, printed factory mark and impressed shape number 86 to the base, height 30.5 cm
A rare Crown Lynn striking yellow glazed 'Three Faces of Eve' table lamp, the three faces supported upon each other in an Art Deco design, square base. Overall yellow glaze. Height 315. .
Frank Carpay for Crown Lynn, Ferris Wheel, six hand decorated earthenware dishes on wire framework. Provenance: Douglas Lloyd Jenkins collection, Art and Object March 2011. Exhibited: Auckland City Art Gallery 1950's show (1991); Western Lights: Art and de
Ernest Shufflebotham for Crown Lynn, small handpotted vase, shape no. 23 with white cream glaze, stamped factory mark and incised shape number to the base, height 12.5 cm. Provenance: Damian Balle collection
A rare Crown Lynn horse lamp base, a slipcast lamp base depicting a horse head over an ornate base. Crown Lynn transfer mark to the base underside, height 28 cm, width 9.5 cm, diameter 14 cm
Pair of Crown Lynn Wharetana slip cast bookends, as stylised recumbent tiki figures supported by Amo posts with spiral and tiki face designs. Green glaze with variable brown over glaze to post and plinth. Remains of rare original label affixed to the base
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.
Crown Lynn rare Wharetana Maori Art Pottery model Waka Canoe, described in the original brochure as '... adapted to a floating bowl. At the Tau Ihu (prow) the conventional figure is seen in a posture of defiance. There is no decoration on the canoe body, b
Ernst Shufflebotham for Crown Lynn hand potted vase shape no. 14 with white cream glaze, stamped factory mark and incised shape number 14 to the base, 23 cm height
A largest sized Crown Lynn 'Hand Potted' shape 14, white glazed vase, designed by Ernest Shufflebotham, ribbed spherical shape, incised number and printed tiki mark. Height 23 cm.
Frank Carpay for Crown Lynn large hand-potted wall plate, hand-painted in blue with geometrical panelled and banded designs, CIRCA 1950's, signed Werk, inscribed W. P. - 1 and with printed tiki mark to base, diameter 36 cm.
Ernest Shufflebotham for Crown Lynn, small handpotted vase, shape no. 34 with white cream glaze, stamped factory mark and incised shape number to the base, height 13 cm. Provenance: Damian Balle collection
A pair of Crown Lynn Wharetana Maori Art Pottery 'Tiki' bookends, as stylised reclining figures supported by Maori carved posts, recorded as 'Taken from the Recumbent Tiki Usually found on the Tau Rapa (carved stern post of canoe)', on stylised Maori carve
Crown Lynn Potteries, Pohutukawa vase attributed to Daniel Steenstra, slip-cast ceramic with brown glaze and painted decoration, printed factory mark, impressed shape number 525 and painted letter 'A' to the base, height 22.5 cm
A pair of Crown Lynn Wharetana Maori Art Pottery 'Tiki' book-ends, Model #1020 and recorded as 'Taken from the Recumbent Tiki Usually found on the Tau Rapa (carved stern post of canoe)'. Green glaze with partial brown glazing to the base and supporting pos
A hand-potted vase by Ernest Shufflebotham for Crown Lynn, with two bands of concentric circles to top and bottom. Crown Lynn 'Crown' mark to base, height 16 cm, diameter 12 cm
A Crown Lynn Wharetana pedestal bowl, deep circular raised on tapering pedestal decorated with Maori masks, spiral, notch and lineal designs. Light brown exterior and green interior glazes. Foil Wharetana sticker affixed to the side otherwise unmarked, dia
A Crown Lynn McAlpine light blue glazed water jug, rounded rectangular section with vertical ribbed decoration,' McAlpine' in relief to one side, 'Prestcold' to the other, printed mark to base. Height 21 cm
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.
A rare pair of Crown Lynn Wharetana ware salad servers, decorated with Maori designs, mid-brown glaze, length 25.5 cm. Unmarked but referenced in the Wharetana catalogue as shape number 1039.
A Crown Lynn Wharetana Maori Art Pottery 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 and with partial retailer's lab
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.
Frank Carpay for Crown Lynn, hand potted vase, of ovoid shape painted with an abstract design in brown, aubergine and blue, pattern number 8.6-5, factory marks and signed Handwerk. Height 23 cm
A Crown Lynn Wharetana wall plate (plaque) 'Puhi Urutapu Tamahine', green glaze with mild relief Maori portrait framed by a stylised Maori carving. Diameter 25.5 cm impressed number to the reverse '1023'. The original catalogue refers to this plaque as 'Re
A pair of rare Crown Lynn Wharetana Maori Art Pottery salt and pepper shakers, each as a stylised tiki form, brown glaze. Impressed number 1041 to base, height 5.8 cm.
Three uncommon Crown Lynn Wharetana Maori Art Pottery egg cups, model 1040 stamped to base of each, two tiki forms flanked by spirals to each, height 7 cm.
A Mirek Smisek for Crown Lynn Bohemia Ware vase, sgraffito decorated cylindrical ceramic vase. Lathe banding to lower section. Incised Bohemia handmade to base, height 13 cm, diameter 10 cm
A Mirek Smisek for Crown Lynn Bohemia Ware vase, sgraffito decorated cylindrical ceramic vase. Lathe banding to lower section, height 13 cm, diameter 9 cm
A large Crown Lynn hand potted vase, shape #15 of spherical form with sharp edged lathe cut bands and flared foot. Printed mark and incised shape number, height 22.7 cm.
A pair of rare Crown Lynn Wharetana Maori Art Pottery 'Ruru and Weku' drinking mugs, brown glaze, model no. # 1029. It is noted that 'the two panels of Hei Tiki carved on this mug are Hei Ruru, Whose Eyes are Owl-Like and has Double tongues and Hei Weku, W
A Crown Lynn Wharetana Maori Art Pottery wall plaque, circular form, dark green glaze, dominated with a large hei tiki in relief on lineal, notch and spiral 'carved' background. Curved back edge, impressed number 1017 to the reverse lip, diameter 255 mm
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 hand-potted ovoid vase by Ernest Shufflebotham for Crown Lynn, shape number 58, with a ribbed design to body. Crown Lynn tiki mark to base, height 23.5 cm, diameter 19 cm
Frank Carpay for Crown Lynn, three large hand painted footed bowls, hand painted in various colourful abstract design, one signed Werk, two Handwerk, all with tiki factory mark, diameter 22 cm (one restored)
Crown Lynn Potteries, large black swan, slip-cast ceramic, matt glaze, printed factory mark and impressed shape number 170 to the base, length 30 cm. Provenance: Collection of Peter Joyce
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
Ernst Shufflebotham for Crown Lynn hand potted vase hand potted vase, shape no. 23 with white cream glaze, stamped factory mark and incised shape number 23 to the base, 18 cm height
Frank Carpay for Crown Lynn, Hand potted vase, decorated with repeat scalloped scale pattern in black on a white ground (minor hairline crack), printed tiki mark and inscribed HANDWERK to the base, height 21.5 cm, width 19 cm
Crown Lynn Potteries, rare large pale blue swan, slip-cast ceramic with very pale blue lustre glaze, C.1955-65, impressed shape number 2066 to the base, width 30 cm
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