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Len Castle

New Zealand · 1924–2011 · Photographer

Leonard Ramsay Castle was a New Zealand potter. (Wikipedia)

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Len Castle’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Lot images as published by each auction house (1,363 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Len Castle, Crater Lake bowl, earthenware with alkaline blue glaze to the interior, matt grey stained sculptured cavetto and exterior — Crater Lake bowl
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$9,139Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Lava Lake bowl, earthenware with deep red glaze to the interior, matt grey stained sculptured cavetto and black glazed exterior — Lava Lake bowl
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$4,387Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Sulphurous bowl, earthenware with matt yellow thinly crackle glaze interior and matt black exterior — Sulphurous bowl
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$10,053Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Waka bowl, with bright alkaline blue glaze to the interior with dot impressed decoration and black glazed exterior — Waka bowl
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$4,569Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Textured brushpot, heavily textured iron oxide washed stoneware — Textured brushpot
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$487Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Double necked orb vase, iron oxide washed stoneware — Double necked orb vase
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$366Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Small Pacific series bowl, stoneware with mottled grey glaze to interior, pigmented textured exterior — Small Pacific series bowl
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$274Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Potter — Potter
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$146Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Large Discoid vase, press moulded stoneware washed with yellow ochre pigment and burnt umber, c. 1980's — Large Discoid vase
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$3,534Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Square shoulder vase, stoneware with iron speckled wood ash glaze — Square shoulder vase
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$366Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Hanging bottle form, ochre washed stoneware with reticulated design — Hanging bottle form
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$975Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Rare sinter dish, earthenware with lichen-like texture, 1998 — Rare sinter dish
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$975Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Oil bottle, stoneware with thick and glossy tenmoku glaze, with original ceramic lid — Oil bottle
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$122Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Stoneware bowl, glazed in different shades of brown and with a textured pattern in the centre — Stoneware bowl
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$195Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Table bowl, stoneware with jun and tenmoku glazes, the rim with combed decoration — Table bowl
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$548Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Table bowl, stoneware with jun and tenmoku glazes, with deep carved rim — Table bowl
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$366Sign up free to see

Low profile bowl
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$244Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Small bowl, stoneware with jun and tenmoku glazes — Small bowl
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$183Sign up free to see

Len Castle, 'Cracked ice' bowl, stoneware glazed in pale grey-mauve with a cracked ice effect, c. 1990s — 'Cracked ice' bowl
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$426Sign up free to see

Len Castle, 'Sunburst' bowl, stoneware glazed in two stages with a bright red sunburst effect in the cavetto, c. 1980s (tiny old chip, stained by the potter) — 'Sunburst' bowl
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$244Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Stoneware bowl, with red and blue jun glaze over tenmoku — Stoneware bowl
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$366Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Small dish, stoneware with crawled terracotta red glaze with crackled effect over tenmoku — Small dish
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$97Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Small bowl, stoneware with crawled terracotta red glaze with crackled effect over tenmoku — Small bowl
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$122Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Two small bowls, stoneware with crawled terracotta red glaze over tenmoku ground glaze — Two small bowls
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$122Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Small Pacific Series bowl, stoneware with alkaline blue glaze to the interior and silica rubbed exterior — Small Pacific Series bowl
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$792Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Large rectangular deep platter, stoneware with jun over tenmoku glazes and decorated with a wax resist quince pattern — Large rectangular deep platter
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$792Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Large rectangular dish, stoneware with tenmoku glaze, thinning to a pool of speckled reddish iron glaze to the centre — Large rectangular dish
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$426Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Set of five mugs, stoneware with tenmoku over oatmeal glazes — Set of five mugs
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$171Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Small jug, stoneware with matt white glaze over saturated iron glaze, with gestural design — Small jug
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$171Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Cylindrical brushpot, stoneware with textured surface and ash glaze — Cylindrical brushpot
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$487Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Cylindrical brushpot, stoneware with textured surface and ash glaze (AF) — Cylindrical brushpot
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$195Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Cylindrical brushpot, stoneware with textured surface and ash glaze — Cylindrical brushpot
Art+Object · Sep 8, 2026
NZ$219Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Making The Molecules Dance — Making The Molecules Dance
Dunbar Sloane · Jun 10, 2026
NZ$90Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Large bowl, stoneware with purple jun glaze over tenmoku glaze (AF) — Large bowl
Art+Object · Jun 9, 2026
NZ$487Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Stoneware bowl, with matt grey glaze over tenmoku — Stoneware bowl
Art+Object · Jun 9, 2026
NZ$305Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Pacific Series Avian bowl, the interior with mottled grey and brown glazes, the textured exterior with amber wash — Pacific Series Avian bowl
Art+Object · Jun 9, 2026
NZ$548Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Pacific Series Avian Bowl, the interior with bright alkaline blue glaze, fading to a green tone around the rim, the texture exterior with white and ochre pigment — Pacific Series Avian Bowl
Art+Object · Jun 9, 2026
NZ$975Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Deep bowl, shino glazed stoneware, 2006 — Deep bowl
Art+Object · Jun 9, 2026
NZ$487Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Pouring bowl, shino glazed stoneware, with coarse debris inclusions bursting through the glaze, ca. 2000 — Pouring bowl
Art+Object · Jun 9, 2026
NZ$219Sign up free to see

Low profile bowl
Art+Object · Jun 9, 2026
NZ$609Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Large and impressive rectangular platter, stoneware with clear dark olive-green celadon glaze and 'tipped in' textured clay inclusion to the centre, mid-1970's — Large and impressive rectangular platter
Art+Object · Jun 9, 2026
NZ$426Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Fine Japanese-style bowl, stoneware with brown and tan glaze, decorated with wax resist quince design, ca. 1970's-1980's — Fine Japanese-style bowl
Art+Object · Jun 9, 2026
NZ$195Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Small bowl, stoneware with crawled red glaze over tenmoku background glaze — Small bowl
Art+Object · Jun 9, 2026
NZ$244Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Small Sea Secret, ceramic form with white textured exterior and alkaline blue glazed interior — Small Sea Secret
Art+Object · Jun 9, 2026
NZ$195Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Large Branch vase, press moulded stoneware, the saturated iron underglaze with wax resist blossom decoration and beige rutile overglaze (AF, please enquire for condition report) — Large Branch vase
Art+Object · Feb 24, 2026
NZ$548Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Large deep well platter, white earthenware with alkaline blue glaze, impressed rope pattern to the centre — Large deep well platter
Art+Object · Feb 24, 2026
NZ$1,828Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Small Sea Secret, white earthenware, unglazed textured surface washed with red pigment — Small Sea Secret
Art+Object · Feb 24, 2026
NZ$426Sign up free to see

Len Castle, Early hanging discoidal vase, stoneware with dark pigment stained rim and impressed pattern from a stamp, fading to a plain domed centre of lighter colour, c. 1969 — Early hanging discoidal vase
Art+Object · Feb 24, 2026
NZ$548Sign up free to see

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