Len Castle (New Zealand), flagons, carafes, pots

Born in 1924, Len Castle completed a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Auckland in 1946.

He was introduced to pottery at night classes while training to be a secondary school teacher.

His career path turned after he won a scholarship to study with master potter Bernard Leach in St Ives, Cornwall. During this period, recalled Castle, he absorbed a strong work ethic and became strongly drawn to the Oriental aesthetic.

Castle returned from England to a job teaching science at Auckland Teachers' College.

In 1963, he left the Teachers' College and became a professional potter, and in the same year, was instrumental in establishing the New Zealand Society of Potters.

In 1966, he won a Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council fellowship, which he used to go to Japan and Hawaii. His trip cemented his love of Japanese pottery.

In 1986, Castle was made a Commander of the more...

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Len Castle, Stoneware jug, of elongated form, with tenmoku…

Len Castle Stoneware Jug with Tenmoku Glaze, LC Mark, 20.5cm

Len Castle, Stoneware jug, of elongated form, with tenmoku glaze, impressed LC mark to the base, height 20.5 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier

A Len Castle stoneware jug, ovoid body with flared mouth and…

Len Castle Stoneware Jug with Varied Glaze

A Len Castle stoneware jug, ovoid body with flared mouth and strap handle, variable charcoal, deep green and brown glaze, height 11.5 cm, diameter 11 cm

Len Castle jug with ten moku glaze, impressed marks, 14 cm…

Len Castle Ten Moku Glaze Impressed Jug

Len Castle jug with ten moku glaze, impressed marks, 14 cm height

Len Castle, small squat jug, stoneware with poured grey glaze…

Len Castle Stoneware Jug

Len Castle, small squat jug, stoneware with poured grey glaze over tenmoku, impressed LC mark to underside, height 9 cm. Provenance: Collection of the Castle Family

A Len Castle stoneware cylindrical vase, decorated with incised…

Len Castle Stoneware Vase and Milk Jug Set

A Len Castle stoneware cylindrical vase, decorated with incised concentric bands with olive coloured glaze and umber pigmenting; along with a Castle milk jug with iron speckled ash glaze, impressed artist's mark to each piece. Tallest 18 cm

Len Castle stoneware jug, grey ash glaze, 14 cm height

Grey Ash Stoneware Jug by Len Castle

Len Castle stoneware jug, grey ash glaze, 14 cm height

Len Castle coffee pot, strap handle with matching cover,…

Len Castle Coffee Pot with Matching Cover

Len Castle coffee pot, strap handle with matching cover, impressed mark, 25 cm height (small chips to spout)

Len Castle stoneware jug, baluster shape with ash glazes,…

Ash-glazed Stoneware Jug by Len Castle

Len Castle stoneware jug, baluster shape with ash glazes, impressed artist's cipher. Height 14 cm

A Len Castle stoneware coffee pot, iron underglaze to the upper…

Len Castle Stoneware Coffee Pot with Fitted Lid

A Len Castle stoneware coffee pot, iron underglaze to the upper section, the entire pot dipped into a semi-matte off-white talc containing glaze, original fitted lid, strap handle, impressed mark c.late 1960s. Height 21.5 cm

Len Castle and Andrew Van der Putten jug, thick white glaze…

Flecked White and Blue-Grey Ceramic Jug

Len Castle and Andrew Van der Putten jug, thick white glaze with brown flecks showing through and a blue-grey band around the rim. A collaborative piece with both potters' marks impressed at the base below the handle. Height 13 cm.

Len Castle. Small jug, iron spotted white glaze, impressed mark,…

Iron-Spotted White Glaze Jug by Len Castle

Len Castle. Small jug, iron spotted white glaze, impressed mark, 16 cm height

Len Castle, breast pot, incised mark, 13 cm height

Len Castle Breast Pot

Len Castle, breast pot, incised mark, 13 cm height

Len Castle, stoneware jug, with grey ash glaze over tenmoku,…

Grey Ash Stoneware Jug by Len Castle

Len Castle, stoneware jug, with grey ash glaze over tenmoku, impressed initials. Height 13.5 cm

A Len Castle grey chun glaze jug spout nibbles, circa 1980s.…

Len Castle Grey Chun Glaze Jug with Spout Nibbles

A Len Castle grey chun glaze jug spout nibbles, circa 1980s. Height 11.5 cm. Length 16 cm

Len Castle. Jug, a small stoneware jug with tenmoku glaze,…

Len Castle Stoneware Tenmoku Glazed Impressed Mark Jug

Len Castle. Jug, a small stoneware jug with tenmoku glaze, impressed mark. Height 10 cm. Width 13 cm

Len Castle, stoneware jug, with tenmoku glaze, impressed…

Tenmoku Stoneware Jug by Len Castle

Len Castle, stoneware jug, with tenmoku glaze, impressed potters initials. Height 16 cm

Len Castle, Stoneware jug, with grey ash glaze over tenmoku,…

Grey Ash Jug by Len Castle

Len Castle, Stoneware jug, with grey ash glaze over tenmoku, impressed initials

Len Castle, Stoneware jug, with saturated iron underglaze and…

Iron-flecked Stoneware Jug by Len Castle

Len Castle, Stoneware jug, with saturated iron underglaze and grey flecked semi matt talc overglaze, impressed initials

Len Castle, large flagon, with strap handle in rich tessha…

Tessha Glazed Flaggon by Len Castle

Len Castle, large flagon, with strap handle in rich tessha style glaze, circa 1955, C mark, height 30 cm

Len Castle, early stoneware jug, with dark grey glaze impressed…

Early Stoneware Jug with Dark Glaze and Initials

Len Castle, early stoneware jug, with dark grey glaze impressed initials height 15.5 cm