Crewenna Potteries was a pottery studio  in Nelson, New Zealand, established in 1962 by Harry and May Davis. The couple had previously run a pottery in Cornwall, England, and they brought their skills and experience with them to New Zealand. The company was known for its hand-thrown and decorated ceramics. The Davises used a variety of techniques, including stoneware, porcelain, and slipware. They also experimented with different glazes, creating a wide range of colors and finishes. The Davises' pottery was popular with both collectors and the general public. They exhibited their work in galleries and museums around New Zealand, and they also sold their work through a network of retailers. Crewenna Potteries closed in 1972, but the Davises' work continues to be admired by collectors and ceramics enthusiasts. Their pottery is held in the collections of the Auckland Museum, the Canterbury Museum, and the Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganui.

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A Staffordshire flatback vase, young children playing, 19th…

A Staffordshire flatback vase, young children playing, 19th century

A new Chelsea, Staffordshire vase with Chinese floral & village…

A new Chelsea, Staffordshire vase with Chinese floral & village scenes

Three Victorian Staffordshire figure groups, pair early sheep…

Victorian Staffordshire Sheep and Ram Figure Groups with Spill Vase

Three Victorian Staffordshire figure groups, pair early sheep and ram and spill vase with sheep and lamb 8.5 cm, 13 cm heights (some faults)

A group of three Staffordshire Pottery spill vases together…

Staffordshire Pottery Figural Vases and Romeo & Juliet Group

A group of three Staffordshire Pottery spill vases together with a Romeo and Juliet group, circa 1830-1860, includes two figural spill vases, one emblematic of the harvest, and a hunting hound' with felled stag vase, and a bower enclosed figural flatback…

A group of Staffordshire wares, early to mid 19th century,…

Staffordshire Wares Collection - 19th Century

A group of Staffordshire wares, early to mid 19th century, comprising two figural spill vases, a spill vase with models of a zebra and cow, a model of a donkey, a boy playing with a poodle, a cottage pastille burner, a romantic idyll, an early figure of a…

Pair of Staffordshire spill vases, figural vases decorated with…

Staffordshire Figural Spill Vases with Lamb Decoration

Pair of Staffordshire spill vases, figural vases decorated with lamb and hand painted tree stump and base., height 14 cm

A pair of large Victorian Staffordshire spaniel spill vases…

Victorian Staffordshire Spaniel Vases and Figurine

A pair of large Victorian Staffordshire spaniel spill vases together with a single spaniel, mid 19th century, the slip moulded flatback vases featuring white moulded spaniels picked out in soft gilt colours against painted tree trunk vases and raised on…

A pair of Victorian Staffordshire spill vases, 19th century,…

Victorian Staffordshire Shepherd and Shepherdess Spill Vases

A pair of Victorian Staffordshire spill vases, 19th century, the hand painted pair of spill vases depicting a shepherd and shepherdess with lamb, on oval bases with gilt line. Height 16.5 cm, width 10 cm

Victorian Staffordshire spill vase of cow and lamb 19 cm height

Cow and Lamb Spill Vase

Victorian Staffordshire spill vase of cow and lamb 19 cm height

Victorian Staffordshire flatback spill vase of stag being…

Chase Scene: Victorian Staffordshire Flatback Vase

Victorian Staffordshire flatback spill vase of stag being chased by a hound' 28.5 cm

Two Victorian Staffordshire flatback figures Bonnie Prince…

Victorian Staffordshire Figures: Bonnie Prince & Robin Hood

Two Victorian Staffordshire flatback figures Bonnie Prince Charlie on horse and spill vase of Robin hood 37 cm, 39 cm (both with faults)

Two Staffordshire porcelain figural vases, 19th century, 35 cm…

Pair of 19th Century Staffordshire Porcelain Figural Vases

Two Staffordshire porcelain figural vases, 19th century, 35 cm and 25.5 cm high

'Soldiers Return' antique Staffordshire pottery figural vase,…

Antique Staffordshire Figural Vase: Soldiers Return

'Soldiers Return' antique Staffordshire pottery figural vase, 19th century, 21.5 cm high

'The Rival' antique Staffordshire pottery figural vase, 19th…

Antique Staffordshire Figural Vase: 'The Rival'

'The Rival' antique Staffordshire pottery figural vase, 19th century, 36 cm high

Staffordshire pair of English pottery figural vases, circa 1840,…

Pair of Staffordshire Figural Vases, 1840

Staffordshire pair of English pottery figural vases, circa 1840, 22 cm high

Two Victorian Staffordshire figures including: Standing Couple,…

Victorian Staffordshire Couple Figures with Watch Stand and Spill Vase

Two Victorian Staffordshire figures including: Standing Couple, watch stand, height 21 cm, and Scottish Couple, with spill vase, height 21 cm

Two Victorian Staffordshire figures including man and woman…

Victorian Staffordshire Couple and Seafarers Figurines

Two Victorian Staffordshire figures including man and woman couple, with spill vase, height 18 cm and pair of Seafarers, height 21 cm

Four Victorian Staffordshire figures including swan form spill…

Victorian Staffordshire Figures: Swan, Couple, Courting Couple

Four Victorian Staffordshire figures including swan form spill vase, height 12 cm, couple with dog vase, height 19 cm, a standing couple; and a courting couple spill vase.

Three Victorian Staffordshire cottages including: small…

Victorian Staffordshire Cottages and Pastille Burners

Three Victorian Staffordshire cottages including: small castellated tower piece, height 8 cm house form pastille burner; and tall house form pastille burner with bocage form vase, height 21 cm

Two Victorian Staffordshire figures including two various…

Victorian Staffordshire Figurines and Vases

Two Victorian Staffordshire figures including two various figural vases, each with a couple in a rural setting, height 13 cm and 16 cm.

Three Victorian Staffordshire figures including two seated…

Victorian Staffordshire Figures Set

Three Victorian Staffordshire figures including two seated girls supporting a vase, height 14 cm; standing man with shovel, height 15 cm; and two figures at a rock face, height 16 cm.

Victorian Staffordshire figures including Mother Reading to…

Victorian Staffordshire Figures: Mother & Scotsman with Deer

Victorian Staffordshire figures including Mother Reading to Children spill vase, height 17 cm; and Scotsman with Deer figure, height 19 cm

Pair Victorian Staffordshire figures with goats 'Green Factory'…

Victorian Staffordshire and Green Factory Goat Spill Vases

Pair Victorian Staffordshire figures with goats 'Green Factory' figures, each figure in the form of a spill vase, leg of 1 goat restored, height 22 cm.

Victorian Staffordshire flat back vase with in relief sheep…

Restored Victorian Staffordshire Sheep Vase

Victorian Staffordshire flat back vase with in relief sheep around a tree, height 16 cm restored

Victorian Staffordshire 'Green Factory' figure boy, dog and…

Victorian Staffordshire Green Factory Spill Vase Figure

Victorian Staffordshire 'Green Factory' figure boy, dog and deer spill vase figure, (height 21 cm approx).

A pair of Staffordshire style porcelain statues and a vase,…

Staffordshire Porcelain Statues and Vase, Late 20th Century

A pair of Staffordshire style porcelain statues and a vase, late 20th century, the largest 26 cm high

Two 19th century Staffordshire castle spill vases with…

19th Century Staffordshire Castle Spill Vases with Flower Decoration

Two 19th century Staffordshire castle spill vases with encrusted flower decoration, height 13 cm, tallest

Three various 19th century Staffordshire house figurines with…

Encrusted Flower Staffordshire House Figurines Set

Three various 19th century Staffordshire house figurines with encrusted flower decoration, including one spill vase, height 8 cm, tallest

Two19th century Staffordshire house figurines with encrusted…

Flower-Encrusted Staffordshire House Figurines and Castle Watch Holder

Two19th century Staffordshire house figurines with encrusted flower decoration, including one pastille burner, and a castle watch holder spill vase, height 18.5 cm, tallest

A Victorian Staffordshire semi china blue and white teapot,…

Blue and White Victorian Teapot with Oriental Flora Decoration

A Victorian Staffordshire semi china blue and white teapot, circa 1840s-50s, a transfer printed globular pearl ware pot with a domed lid and ball knop profusely decorated with oriental flora in vase and garden settings enclosed by patterned borders,…

Three C19th Staffordshire Church spill vases with encrusted…

Encrusted Flower Church Spill Vases, 19th Century

Three C19th Staffordshire Church spill vases with encrusted flower decoration, height 22 cm tallest

Four Staffordshire figure groups, c.1879, including death of…

Staffordshire Figure Groups, c.1879 (4)

Four Staffordshire figure groups, c.1879, including death of Nelson, a lady feeding a goat, two children and lady leaning on a vase (4)

Staffordshire figure group posy vase, c.1870, in the form of…

Staffordshire Girl and Dog Posy Vase

Staffordshire figure group posy vase, c.1870, in the form of young girl and a dog lying on the floor, height 29 cm

Four Staffordshire pottery models, mid 19th century, a model of…

Staffordshire Pottery Models, 19th Century

Four Staffordshire pottery models, mid 19th century, a model of a red and white cow with her calf upon a naturalistic base, moulded and decorated in the round, and; three flatback figures: Dick Turpin on his black horse, a flight to Egypt spill vase (as…

19th century Staffordshire dog with heron figural vase

Staffordshire Heron Vase with Dog Figurine

19th century Staffordshire dog with heron figural vase

Staffordshire flat back figural vase

Staffordshire Figural Vase

Staffordshire flat back figural vase

Three Victorian Staffordshire figures, Tom King, and pair spill…

Victorian Staffordshire Figures & Spill Vases

Three Victorian Staffordshire figures, Tom King, and pair spill vases

Pair of Staffordshire dog spill vases

Staffordshire Dog Spill Vases Pair

Pair of Staffordshire dog spill vases

Two Victorian Staffordshire figure groups, large flat back…

Victorian Staffordshire Romantic Couple and Dog Tray Spill Vase

Two Victorian Staffordshire figure groups, large flat back romantic couple and 'Dog Tray' spill vase

A rare Staffordshire pottery figured vase with tulip top, circa…

Staffordshire Tulip Vase, 1840

A rare Staffordshire pottery figured vase with tulip top, circa 1840, 26 cm high

A Staffordshire flatback figural spill vase, mid 19th century,…

Scotsman with Bird Staffordshire Spill Vase

A Staffordshire flatback figural spill vase, mid 19th century, a Scotsman with a bird upon his head seated beside a tree trunk spill vase, and a beehive, height 21 cm

A Staffordshire blue and white meat platter and mazarine, circa…

Blue and White Meat Platter with Mazarine (9 words)

A Staffordshire blue and white meat platter and mazarine, circa 1840, the mazarine decorated with English gentry pattern, the platter centered with a vase of flowers and surrounded by a flower and leaf border, mazarine 33 cm long

A collection of eleven Staffordshire figures, circa 1800 - 1860,…

Staffordshire Figure Collection

A collection of eleven Staffordshire figures, circa 1800 - 1860, including a Ralph Wood figure of the Virgin Mary, a spill vase with figures, eight figures on square bases in traditional costume and one later figure, 24.5 cm high

Three Staffordshire figurines 19th century Made in England…

Staffordshire Sheep and Lambs Figurines

Three Staffordshire figurines 19th century Made in England figurines depict sheep with lambs atop woodland glades. (one is a spill vase) i. Highest item 18 cm.

A pair Staffordshire lion & lioness flatback spill vases c.…

Staffordshire Lion and Lioness Spill Vases, 1860s

A pair Staffordshire lion & lioness flatback spill vases c.1860's, height 28.5 cm

A Staffordshire cow flatback figure spill vase, 19th century…

19th Century Staffordshire Cow Spill Vase with Repairs

A Staffordshire cow flatback figure spill vase, 19th century advertising milk Sold Here slight AF: ear repaired, crack in back leg height 35 cm

Two Staffordshire cow figures. One spill vase with calf and…

Staffordshire Cow Figures with Losses and Restored Leg

Two Staffordshire cow figures. One spill vase with calf and milkmaid. Various losses (H24 cm); and the other with restored back leg. (H13 cm).

A Staffordshire figural spill vase of a cow, calf and child,…

Staffordshire Cow and Calf Figural Spill Vase

A Staffordshire figural spill vase of a cow, calf and child, mid 19th century, in green and iron red colours, and modelled in the round with a cow feeding her calf and a small seated child in a sailor suit with Tam O'shanter, before a tree trunk vase and…

A Staffordshire figural spill vase, 'Poor Maria', circa…

Despondent Maria

A Staffordshire figural spill vase, 'Poor Maria', circa 1820s-30s, a despondent Maria seated before a tree trunk with her head resting on her hand, a spaniel at her feet, a scene from a novel by Laurence Sterne published in 1768 and popularised by…

A large opposite pair of Staffordshire 'Milk Sold Here' spill…

Staffordshire 'Milk Sold Here' Spill Vases, 1860s

A large opposite pair of Staffordshire 'Milk Sold Here' spill vases, circa 1860s, the fine pair of flatback figures depicting russet and white coloured cows before tree trunk vases with Scottish thistles to the base, 'Milk Sold Here' titles in relief to…

A pair of Victorian Staffordshire Harvester figure spill vases,…

Victorian Staffordshire Harvester Figure Spill Vases

A pair of Victorian Staffordshire Harvester figure spill vases, circa 1860s, the flatback press moulded vases both with a trio of figures, a harvester flanked by two girls in tartan skirts, each holding wheat sheaves before a tree trunk vase and raised on…

A pair of green Staffordshire Ironstone vases with Magenta…

Green Ironstone Vases with Magenta Floral Design

A pair of green Staffordshire Ironstone vases with Magenta floral decoration

Antique Staffordshire fox & monkey inkwell, with spill vase…

Staffordshire Fox & Monkey Inkwell with Spill Vase

Antique Staffordshire fox & monkey inkwell, with spill vase behind. Height 12.5 cm, length 7 cm Provenance: The Dr. Margaret Giles Collection.

Victorian Staffordshire elephant spill vase, height 15 cm,…

Victorian Staffordshire Elephant Spill Vase

Victorian Staffordshire elephant spill vase, height 15 cm, length 10 cm Provenance: The Dr. Margaret Giles Collection.

Victorian Staffordshire flatback spill vase, with horse and…

Victorian Horse and Hound Flatback Spill Vase

Victorian Staffordshire flatback spill vase, with horse and hound figures. Height 27 cm Provenance: The Dr. Margaret Giles Collection.

Staffordshire 'Servia' pattern pottery vase., Chinese pagoda…

Servia Pagoda Vase - Staffordshire Pottery

Staffordshire 'Servia' pattern pottery vase., Chinese pagoda decoration. Marked to base. Height 15 cm

Staffordshire figural vase, highland girl with dog, height 26 cm

Highland Girl and Dog Staffordshire Figural Vase

Staffordshire figural vase, highland girl with dog, height 26 cm

A floral tripod based spill vase, circa 1825, Staffordshire…

Floral Staffordshire Spill Vase, 1825

A floral tripod based spill vase, circa 1825, Staffordshire made, of conical shape with a flaring lip and upright scalloped rim, waisted and decorated with applied bands and continuous floral decoration upon a white ground; unmarked, height 15 cm

Antique pair of Staffordshire spill figural 'Highlander' vases,…

Pair of Antique Staffordshire Highlander Vases

Antique pair of Staffordshire spill figural 'Highlander' vases, approx 35 cm high, (2)

A Staffordshire pottery Victorian house and a Staffordshire…

Victorian House & Castle Spill Vase with Pocket Watch Holder

A Staffordshire pottery Victorian house and a Staffordshire Castle spill vase and pocket watch holder, 19th century, the flatback press moulded duo in apricot glaze with applied grit style climbing flowers, the castle with one turret serving as the spill…

Antique Staffordshire spill vase of Cow & milk maid and two…

Staffordshire Cow and Milk Maid Spill Vase Trio

Antique Staffordshire spill vase of Cow & milk maid and two others, approx 16 cm high & shorter (3)

Three Staffordshire portrait figure spill vases, 19th century,…

Staffordshire Portrait Figure Spill Vases - Set of Three

Three Staffordshire portrait figure spill vases, 19th century, the largest, the foresters spill vase, 29 cm high

Three large Staffordshire portrait figure spill vases, 19th…

19th Century Staffordshire Portrait Figure Spill Vases Set

Three large Staffordshire portrait figure spill vases, 19th century, the largest 37 cm high

A late Victorian Charles Barlow pedestal urn, 1880s-90s, with…

Victorian Barlow Pedestal Urn with Aesthetic Movement Decoration

A late Victorian Charles Barlow pedestal urn, 1880s-90s, with stamp of Smithfield works, Hanley, Staffordshire, a red brown ovoid vase with high set scrolling handles upon a flaring pedestal to a shaped circular plinth, with a painted house and lake scene…

Antique Staffordshire figural spill vase, approx 21 cm high

Antique Staffordshire Figural Spill Vase (21cm)

Antique Staffordshire figural spill vase, approx 21 cm high

A late Victorian Charles Barlow pedestal urn 1880s-90s, with…

Victorian Barlow Pedestal Urn with Aesthetic Movement Decoration

A late Victorian Charles Barlow pedestal urn 1880s-90s, with stamp of Smithfield works, Hanley, Staffordshire. Ared brown ovoid vase with high set scrolling handles upon a flaring pedestal to a shaped circular plinth, with a painted house and lake scene…

Rare Antique Victorian Staffordshire elephant spill vase,…

Antique Victorian Staffordshire Elephant Spill Vase

Rare Antique Victorian Staffordshire elephant spill vase, approx 16.5 cm high

Pair of Denton chinaware, Staffordshire style posy vases, each…

Pair of Denton Staffordshire Style Posy Vases (2)

Pair of Denton chinaware, Staffordshire style posy vases, each approx 13 cm high (2)

A Shorter & Son Staffordshire pottery 'Mother Goose' character…

Mother Goose Novelty Vase by Shorter & Son

A Shorter & Son Staffordshire pottery 'Mother Goose' character vase, circa 1940s, the novelty vase depicting the jovial mother riding a goose and holding a broomstick, in rich emerald, plum and black tones to the dress, the goose with a feathered texture…

A pair of Staffordshire flower encrusted vases and covers, each…

Flower-Encrusted Staffordshire Vases with Covers

A pair of Staffordshire flower encrusted vases and covers, each of baluster form with flower encrusting and scrolled handles. Circa 1840. 28 cm high approx

A pair of Staffordshire flower encrusted vases each painted…

Flower Encrusted Staffordshire Landscape Vases (1840)

A pair of Staffordshire flower encrusted vases each painted with a reserve of landscape within flower encrusting vases. Circa 1840. 29 cm high

Three antique Staffordshire vase & a figurine 24 cm high…

Antique Staffordshire Vases and Figurine Set

Three antique Staffordshire vase & a figurine 24 cm high (tallest) as inspected

A Staffordshire porcelain kookaburra form spill vase. Height 21…

Staffordshire Kookaburra Spill Vase (a/f)

A Staffordshire porcelain kookaburra form spill vase. Height 21 cm. (a/f)

Pair of Antique Staffordshire figural spill vases of two seated…

Antique Staffordshire Figural Spill Vases (Pair)

Pair of Antique Staffordshire figural spill vases of two seated gentlemen, each approx 21 cm high (2)

Antique Staffordshire dog spill vase, approx 34 cm high

Antique Staffordshire Dog Spill Vase - 34cm High

Antique Staffordshire dog spill vase, approx 34 cm high

Pair of antique Staffordshire figural spill vases, each approx…

Antique Staffordshire Figural Spill Vases (Pair)

Pair of antique Staffordshire figural spill vases, each approx 18 cm high (2)

Pair of antique Staffordshire mantle vases with floral…

Antique Staffordshire Floral Mantle Vases, 42cm

Pair of antique Staffordshire mantle vases with floral decoration, 42 cm high

Staffordshire double handled urn shape vase, with floral…

Floral Double-Handled Staffordshire Vase

Staffordshire double handled urn shape vase, with floral decoration, height 29 cm approx

Staffordshire figure of a man looking up to the heavens and a…

Heavenly Gaze and Flute Play

Staffordshire figure of a man looking up to the heavens and a spill vase of a boy playing a flute, approx 20 cm and shorter.

Staffordshire figure group spill vase along with an antique mug…

Staffordshire Figure & Antique Mug

Staffordshire figure group spill vase along with an antique mug 'A present for a good boy' approx 24 cm and shorter (2)

Staffordshire figure group spill vase in a form of a tree,…

Tree Spill Vase Staffordshire Figure Group

Staffordshire figure group spill vase in a form of a tree, approx 18 cm high

Antique Staffordshire frog mug, porcelain pink ground…

Antique Porcelain Trio: Frog Mug, Candlestick, and Vase

Antique Staffordshire frog mug, porcelain pink ground candlestick & a twin handled campagna form porcelain vase decorated with sprays of flowers. Approx 26 cm high and shorter (3)

Staffordshire deer spill vase, approx 16 cm high, 16 cm long

Staffordshire Deer Spill Vase - 16cm Height and Length

Staffordshire deer spill vase, approx 16 cm high, 16 cm long

Staffordshire dog vase, approx 32 cm high, 20 cm wide, 9 cm deep

Large Staffordshire Dog Vase

Staffordshire dog vase, approx 32 cm high, 20 cm wide, 9 cm deep

Four Victorian Staffordshire figure spill vases

Victorian Staffordshire Spill Vase Figures

Four Victorian Staffordshire figure spill vases

A Staffordshire figure of a draped cherub surmounted above a…

Cherub and Flower Vase Figurine

A Staffordshire figure of a draped cherub surmounted above a flower encrusted vase. 14 cm high

A Staffordshire spill vase modelled with horse and foal,…

19th Century Staffordshire Horse and Foal Spill Vase

A Staffordshire spill vase modelled with horse and foal, English, 19th century, 31 cm high, 23 cm wide

A pair of large black and white spaniels and a pair of large…

Staffordshire Spaniel Spill Vases, 1870

A pair of large black and white spaniels and a pair of large and rare Spaniel spill vases, all Staffordshire, from 1870, press moulded dogs with good decoration, and a pair of seated dog spill vases with a tree and moulded plinth bases, a unique…

A pair of poodles, a sheep slip vase in the Staffordshire…

Poodles, Sheep Vase & German Miniatures Collection

A pair of poodles, a sheep slip vase in the Staffordshire manner, and German miniatures, 19th to 20th century, the seated poodles with applied grit like fur and marked 'Staffordshire Ware England', a circa1900 mark; a slip vase with recumbent sheep with a…

A pair of Staffordshire spill vases, each moulded with Ewe and…

Staffordshire Ewe and Ram Spill Vases

A pair of Staffordshire spill vases, each moulded with Ewe and Ram on circular green base. 16 cm high

A Chelsea-style hard paste model of a goat; along with five…

Assorted Animal and Figurine Models with Minor Imperfections

A Chelsea-style hard paste model of a goat; along with five other models of animals including a Staffordshire Sheep spill vase; and an early 19th century china model of Judas Iscariot, some faults

Two Victorian spill vases, by Swansea and Staffordshire, late…

Victorian Handpainted Spill Vases

Two Victorian spill vases, by Swansea and Staffordshire, late 19th century, the Swansea vase with a flared rim and circular foot and the Staffordshire vase straight sided, both with handpainted bunches of summer blooms; both unmarked. Heights: 11 cm and…

Antique Walton Staffordshire spill vase group 'Return from…

"Return from Egypt" Staffordshire spill vase group

Antique Walton Staffordshire spill vase group 'Return from Egypt'

Two Staffordshire flat back group figures, one a spill vase,…

Staffordshire Flat Back Group Figures (Pair)

Two Staffordshire flat back group figures, one a spill vase, C1860 (2) 23 & 25 cm high