Tuesday 8 December 2020
Upside Crown: The Paul Hartigan Collection of Crown Lynn Ceramics
5:30PM 3 Abbey Street, Newton, Auckland
Art+Object was delighted to present ‘Upside Crown: The Paul Hartigan Collection of Crown Lynn Ceramics’. Comprising of over 100 pieces and focused predominantly on the iconic white, slip-cast designs of the company’s popular post-war consumer culture years, Hartigan’s collection has been lovingly compiled over forty years. It includes many of the shapes and designs New Zealanders have grown to love and cherish and which have become iconic signifiers of New Zealand popular culture.
The Paul Hartigan Collection of Crown Lynn reached a total of $31 447 under the hammer. 80 of 82 lots sold with several new benchmarks set for New Zealand’s much loved and iconic, post-war slip cast pottery.
Lot 15. Crown Lynn Nautilus vase $780
Lot 23. Crown Lynn Bark shaped vases $840
Lot 34. Crown Lynn Pale Blue Swan $1560
Lot 45. Crown Lynn Vase attributed to Daniel Steenstra $2160
Lot 57. Crown Lynn Vase No. 86 $4685
Lot 72. Crown Lynn Classical Jug $865
View all prices realised here.
