The Crown Lynn story is part of the New Zealand's heritage. Operating during the period 1948 - 1989, the factory produced domestic ware commonly used in most New Zealand homes in the 1950s.

The story began in the 1860s, at Hobsonville where a farmer, R. O. Clark, encountering drainage problems, made his own clay drainage pipes. Demand was such that he went into business as a manufacturer of bricks and tiles and began a family business which was to have a lasting impact on New Zealand households.

In 1931 Thomas Clark, the great grandson of the original owner joined the firm. He realised the opportunities and expanded into domestic ware, opening a porcelain Specials Department in 1937. During World War II  the Specials Department was declared an essential industry and moved into making vitrified mugs and cereal bowls for the American Forces in the Pacific. Until 1947 half the more...

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Three Crown Lynn wall pocket vases, cream glaze, flowering bulb…

Seahorse Wall Pocket Vases by Crown Lynn

Three Crown Lynn wall pocket vases, cream glaze, flowering bulb shape with an embossed seahorse pattern in the vertical centre section, sea plants surround the seahorse, each vase has a different CL mark on the base, and each has a slightly different…

A small Hand-Painted Crown Lynn wall vase, shape 474, height 13…

Hand-Painted Crown Lynn Wall Vase, Shape 474

A small Hand-Painted Crown Lynn wall vase, shape 474, height 13 cm, width 10.5 cm

A Crown Lynn wall vase, flared shape, stamped to the reverse,…

Crown Lynn Flared Wall Vase

A Crown Lynn wall vase, flared shape, stamped to the reverse, height 3 cm, width 22 cm, diameter 10 cm

A Crown Lynn swan wall vase, marked to the reverse, height 2 cm,…

Crown Lynn Swan Wall Vase - Marked, 2x18x3.5cm

A Crown Lynn swan wall vase, marked to the reverse, height 2 cm, width 18 cm, diameter 3.5 cm

Four Crown Lynn matte mint green glazed vases, includes a…

Matte Mint Green Crown Lynn Vases and Wall Pocket

Four Crown Lynn matte mint green glazed vases, includes a trough #.510., a float bowl with hair crack to rim #.66-8., small heart wall pocket #.503. and a clog #.515.

Three small Crown Lynn glazed wall pockets, two of matching…

Crown Lynn Glazed Wall Pockets - Set of Three

Three small Crown Lynn glazed wall pockets, two of matching form in green and yellow glaze, shape #.465., the other flared of shape #.464. Heights 11.2 cm

Three Crown Lynn wall pockets, printed and impressed number to…

Crown Lynn Wall Pockets Set of Three

Three Crown Lynn wall pockets, printed and impressed number to each. Heights 22 cm 18.5 cm and 8.5 cm

Two Crown Lynn white glazed wall pockets, one with seahorse,…

Crown Lynn White Glazed Wall Pockets with Sea Creatures

Two Crown Lynn white glazed wall pockets, one with seahorse, the other as a stylised shell, printed mark to each. Heights 22 cm and 21 cm

Briar Gardner & Crown Lynn. Wall pocket and vase, both with…

Blue Glazed Wall Pocket and Vase by Gardner & Lynn

Briar Gardner & Crown Lynn. Wall pocket and vase, both with soft blue glaze application. Wall pocket with full signature. Vase with incised fractional marks (2). Height 26.5 cm. Width 17.5 cm