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 brush pot cylindrical shape with textured…

Textured Stoneware Brush Pot with Ash Glaze

Len Castle, stoneware brush pot cylindrical shape with textured surface with red and brown ash glaze, unglazed to the base impressed initials. Height 25 cm

Len Castle, stoneware bonsai pot with silver birch [small rim…

Len Castle's Bonsai Pot with Birch and Chip

Len Castle, stoneware bonsai pot with silver birch [small rim chip]

Len Castle, stoneware bonsai pot with coprosma [small rim chip]

Len Castle Stoneware Bonsai Pot with Coprosma

Len Castle, stoneware bonsai pot with coprosma [small rim chip]

Len Castle, stoneware bonsai pot with gardenia

Stoneware Bonsai Pot with Gardenia by Len Castle

Len Castle, stoneware bonsai pot with gardenia

Len Castle, large bonsai pot with gardenia

Castle's Gardenia Bonsai Pot

Len Castle, large bonsai pot with gardenia

Len Castle, large stoneware bonsai pot with coprosma

Stoneware Bonsai Pot with Coprosma by Len Castle

Len Castle, large stoneware bonsai pot with coprosma

Len Castle, stoneware flagon originally made for the…

Len Castle Stoneware Flagon for Dees-stalkers Inn, Auckland

Len Castle, stoneware flagon originally made for the Dees-stalkers Inn, Ponsonby road, Auckland incised initials. Height 20 cm. Provenance: from the collection of Ruth Butterworth

Len Castle. Carafe, unglazed with impressed medallion and iron…

Len Castle Carafe with Impressed Medallion

Len Castle. Carafe, unglazed with impressed medallion and iron oxide wash. Impressed mark. Height 24 cm. Diameter 14 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

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

A Len Castle branch pot, of slab built construction, shino…

Len Castle Shino Glaze Branch Pot

A Len Castle branch pot, of slab built construction, shino glaze, artist's mark impressed at base. Height 26.5 cm

An early Len Castle 'Deerstalkers Inn' carafe, the compressed…

Len Castle Deerstalkers Inn Carafe

An early Len Castle 'Deerstalkers Inn' carafe, the compressed ovoid body with a tall mildly tapered neck, an applied pressed cartouche of deer antlers in circular form to the shoulder, burnt umber matt glaze, impressed mark. Height 20.5 cm

A good early Len Castle branch pot, slab built earthenware with…

Early Len Castle Feldspathic Glazed Branch Pot

A good early Len Castle branch pot, slab built earthenware with slightly swollen walls, a 'ladder' set of impressed decoration at the corners, with short conforming neck and pan mouth. Feldspathic glaze. Early impressed artist's cipher. Height 33 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, branch pot, a large and impressive press moulded…

Hare's Fur Glazed Branch Pot by Len Castle

Len Castle, branch pot, a large and impressive press moulded branch pot with a hare's fur glaze. Height 58 cm. Width 51 cm. Depth 30 cm

Len Castle, stoneware wine flagon, similar to the previous lot

Stoneware Wine Flagon by Len Castle

Len Castle, stoneware wine flagon, similar to the previous lot

Len Castle, stoneware Deerstalkers Inn flagon, textured surface…

Textured Stoneware Flaggon with Deerstalkers Inn Emblem

Len Castle, stoneware Deerstalkers Inn flagon, textured surface with umber pigment decoration and Deerstalkers Inn emblem. Impressed initials to the base. Height 24 cm

Len Castle, large spherical flagon, with strap handle in black/…

Spherical Flaggon in Black/Green Glaze by Len Castle

Len Castle, large spherical flagon, with strap handle in black/ green glaze over red/green ground. Impressed mark (1960's) 33 cm height

Len Castle, large stoneware jug with strap handle and iron ash…

Iron Ash Jug with Strap Handle by Len Castle

Len Castle, large stoneware jug with strap handle and iron ash glaze, impressed initials. Height 26 cm