Len Castle (New Zealand), platters and trays

Len Castle Rectangular Platter with Impressed Decoration and Hairline Crack

Len Castle rectangular platter (a/f), impressed decoration, hairline crack, mpressed mark, 43 cm long

Octagonal Stoneware Platter with Red Copper Effects by Len Castle

Len Castle, Octagonal platter, stoneware with red copper effects on tenmoku glaze, diameter 32 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier

Len Castle Stoneware Platter with Gestural Decoration, 32 cm

Len Castle, Stoneware platter, with wax resist gestural decoration, impressed potter's mark to the base, width 32 cm, Provenance: Collection of Hans and Elizabeth Swier

Barry Brickell Stoneware Platter, Signed, 1960s, Len Castle Provenance

Barry Brickell, Unusual stoneware platter, of oval form, decorated with patches of black, grey, blue and tenmoku glazes to the centre, ca. 1960s, signed Barry Brickell to the base, diameter 31.5 cm, Provenance: Purchased from Len Castle when he left…

Large Alkaline Blue Platter with Impressed Pattern by Len Castle

Len Castle, large alkaline blue platter, with impressed pattern to the well, impressed vertical Lc mark to the base, width 44 cm

Alkaline Blue Charger with Rope Decoration by Len Castle

Len Castle, Impressive charger, with alkaline blue glaze and impressed rope decoration, impressed LC mark near to the foot and (later?) incised letter 'A', 54 x 54 x 8 cm

Iron Glaze Platter with Rope Decoration by Len Castle

Len Castle, Stoneware platter, with rope decoration on an iron glaze, impressed potter's cypher to the base, Width 30.5 cm

Len Castle Teal and Brown Rectangular Platter

A vintage Len Castle platter of rounded rectangular form, the light teal and brown centre with impressed pattern, rolled brown rim, impressed mark to base. 30 x 26 cm.

Len Castle Press-Moulded Platter with Shino Glaze

Len Castle, Large press-moulded platter, stoneware with shino glaze, decorated with impressed pattern to the cavetto, impressed C mark to base, width 41 cm. Provenance: Collection of the Castle Family

Shino Glazed Platter with Impressed Pattern

Len Castle, Large press-moulded platter, shino glazed stoneware, impressed pattern to the cavetto, impressed potter's cypher to base, width 41 cm

Tipped-in Platter by Len Castle

Len Castle, Large rectangular platter, stoneware with 'tipped in' textured clay inclusion to the well, pale green ash glaze and oxide wash, width 47 cm

Ash Glazed Stoneware Platter with Impressed Stamps and Cypher

Len Castle, Large rectangular platter, ash glazed stoneware, the deep well walls impressed with various stamps, some attributed to Theo Schoon, impressed rope pattern to the centre, impressed potter's cypher to base, width 44 cm

Tenmoku Glazed Rectangular Platter with Ash Overglaze

Len Castle, large rectangular platter c1980s, tenmoku glaze with green/blue ash over glaze with impressions to well, impressed mark, 42 cm length

Len Castle Stoneware Platter - Square with Raised Sides

A large Len Castle platter, stoneware. A square shape with raised sides. Width 38.5 cm, diameter 35 cm

Len Castle Earthenware Platter with Maker's Mark

A Len Castle platter, made from earthenware. Maker's mark to the base underside. Width 36 cm, diameter 32 cm

Len Castle Alkaline Blue Earthenware Platter (Impressed Initials)

A Len Castle large earthenware platter, with alkaline blue glaze impressed initials, width 42 cm, length 43 cm

Ash Glazed Stoneware Platter with Rope Decoration

Len Castle, large rectangular platter, stoneware with ash glaze and impressed rope decoration, impressed mark and dated 1960's to affixed label, width 40 cm

Len Castle Shino Glazed Rectangular Platter

Len Castle, large rectangular platter, stoneware with shino glaze and impressed decoration, impressed mark and dated 1960's to affixed label, width 38.5 cm

Len Castle Iron Glazed Square Platter

A large Len Castle earthenware platter, square form with dark iron glaze, old repair to rim, signed 'Lc' on the reverse, length 40 cm, width 39 cm

Stamped Ceramic Platter by Len Castle

Len Castle, platter, ceramic, 39 x 35 cm, artist's stamp impressed on base

Ash Glazed Stoneware Platter by Len Castle

Len Castle, Large rectangular platter, stoneware with ash glaze and impressed pattern, impressed signature to base, 43 cm wide

Len Castle Floral Platter

Len Castle platter with incised floral stem decoration, impressed mark, 39 cm length

Tenmoku Glazed Stoneware Platter by Len Castle

Len Castle, squared platter, stoneware with tenmoku glaze, incised initials, 39.5 cm wide

Impressed Platter by Len Castle

Len Castle, small platter with impressed Theo Schoon type impressions, 32 cm length

Len Castle rectangular platter, 39 cm

Len Castle shallow rectangular platter, impressed mark, 39 cm length

Len Castle Turquoise & Blue Glaze Charger (1990)

A massive Len Castle charger, in turquoise and blue glazes circa 1990, impressed Lc mark, diameter 51 cm, height 12 cm

Stamped Shino Platter with Fire Safety Motifs

Len Castle, large stoneware rectangular platter, with dark shino glaze and a series of stamped motifs to the well. The symbols are based on the fire safety kanji Len Castle saw on Japanese farm houses under the eaves on his trip there in 1966/67, width 40…

Shino Platter with Impressed Decoration by Len Castle

Len Castle, large stoneware shino glazed platter, with impressed decoration, impressed mark, width 38 cm

Len Castle Stoneware Platter with Green & Tenmoku Glazes

Len Castle, stoneware rectangular platter with matt green & tenmoku glazes, impressed mark, 30 cm length

Impressed Stoneware Platter by Len Castle

Len Castle, press moulded rectangular stoneware platter with impressed motifs, impressed mark, 41.5 cm length

Radiating Ribbed Platter with Blue Glaze and Incised Coral

Len Castle 'Sea Secret' platter, flat oval form with radiating cut ribs, the central small well with blue glaze and fine incised decoration, the back fully incised in coral type decoration, small oval tapered foot. Impressed mark. 32 cm x 21 cm x 4.5 cm

Olive Green Press-Moulded Platter by Len Castle

Len Castle, press moulded rectangular stoneware platter, with impressed motifs to the well in olive green ash glaze, late 1960s, C mark, length 43 cm

Falcon Platter by Len Castle

Len Castle, stoneware platter, in colonial shino and brown glazes with wax resist double falcon modernist motif in tenmoku glaze, 1970s, diameter 40 cm. Len Castle was fascinated by his boyhood sighting of a native falcon and used falcon heads widely in…

Colonial Shino Platter with Samurai Comb Decoration

Len Castle, circular platter, in colonial shino with combed decoration to the well, circa 1970s, diameter 31 cm. The decoration on this platter was created using an antique samurai comb that Len Castle was given when he was in Japan.

Colonial Shino Platter with Radiating Lines

Len Castle, circular platter, in colonial shino with scored lines radiating from the centre, circa 1970s, diameter 32 cm

Green Glazed Stoneware Platter with Textured Inclusion

Len Castle, rectangular stoneware platter, with 'Tipped in' textured clay inclusion to the well, pale green ash glaze and oxide wash, circa early 1960s, C mark, length 44 cm

Textured Platter by Len Castle, 1960s

Len Castle, large rectangular platter, with textured clay inclusion to the well and pie crust rim, brown and tan through to black ash glazes, early 1960s, C mark, length 44 cm

Ash-Glazed Stoneware Platter with Japanese-Inspired Symbols

Len Castle, large rectangular platter, in stoneware with ash glaze in blue/green and a series of stamped motifs to the well, length 40 cm. The symbols are based on the fire safety kanji Len Castle saw on Japanese farm houses under the eaves on his trip…