Wharetana ware

**collectiques** Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:04 am

we have some wonderful examples of Wharetane at

http://www.collectiques.co.nz/wharetana.htm

We'd love to include more examples too - so if you have a wharetana piece you'd like to show off and it's not already on the shape guide - please send me an email or pm me here collectiques@woosh.co.nz

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**collectiques** Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:09 pm

Kindly supplied by Art & Object - www.artandobject.co.nz

Crown Lynn Wharetana Ware

Pair of bookends modelled as moko mokai

Numbered 1019

H.140mm

**collectiques** Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:10 pm

Crown Lynn Wharetana Ware

Conical vase on three mask feet

Small rim restoration

H.140mm

ev Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:27 pm

Those pieces are magnificent cloudnine

**TimCaulton** Sat Apr 05, 2008 1:27 pm

collectiques wrote:Kindly supplied by Art & Object - www.artandobject.co.nz

Crown Lynn Wharetana Ware

Pair of bookends modelled as moko mokai

Numbered 1019

H.140mm

This set went for $4200

**TimCaulton** Sat Apr 05, 2008 1:28 pm

collectiques wrote:Crown Lynn Wharetana Ware

Conical vase on three mask feet

Small rim restoration

H.140mm

And this one went for $4400

**collectiques** Sat Apr 05, 2008 1:33 pm

I think those are just gorgeous ...wouldnt mind a few pieces ..if the budget ever allows it... Embarassed

ev Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:18 pm

I sound like shazzy .....
but I HAVE to have a piece of Waretana....
only one ............that would do.....
that pic above on this forum - filters into my dreams I can tell you.....
Us collectors are all crazy in a lovely sort of way hahaaaaaaaaaaaaa
$4000 is a bit steep for me....
*wonders if I would ever find this sorta stuff at the junk shops LOL*
I would settle for chips ..... cracks even would be ok ....
just to hold a piece is my dream....
I don't do the rubbing it on my face thingy LMAOooooooooo

**collectiques** Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:43 pm

ev wrote:I sound like shazzy .....
but I HAVE to have a piece of Waretana....
only one ............that would do.....
that pic above on this forum - filters into my dreams I can tell you.....
Us collectors are all crazy in a lovely sort of way hahaaaaaaaaaaaaa
$4000 is a bit steep for me....
*wonders if I would ever find this sorta stuff at the junk shops LOL*
I would settle for chips ..... cracks even would be ok ....
just to hold a piece is my dream....
I don't do the rubbing it on my face thingy LMAOooooooooo

I'm wondering if shazzy could give "rubbing" lessons to all new members... lol!

ev Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:00 pm

Hahaaa I might try it -
to see how it feels on a Len Castle piece drunken

**collectiques** Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:02 pm

if a genie pops out...blame shazz ok! chaplin

**TimCaulton** Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:27 pm

ok this is getting weird alien

ev Tue May 06, 2008 7:57 am

Is the auction 153912720 Wharetana ware?
I guess we will have to wait and see if the big guns start bidding?
It's brown Cool

though it is a strange shape for a waka ...
almost looks like a viking ship shape .....

**collectiques** Tue May 06, 2008 8:04 am

added it as a fav just now - thanks ev - will watch with interest on that one! Wink

**shazz** Tue May 06, 2008 8:17 am

lots of curosity on it.. were all waiting in anticipation - did I spell that right?? lol alien

Guest Tue May 06, 2008 9:23 am

Yes! Top of the class!! Very Happy

ev Tue May 06, 2008 10:18 am

Jeff would know .........
but I'm too shy to ask our NZCeramic God anything now Embarassed

The markings have been removed from the base.....
you would need a grinder to cut through the glaze -
so this has been done on purpose .....
and I can't help but wonder why Shocked

It's BEAUTIFUL - BIG and BROWN Very Happy

**shazz** Tue May 06, 2008 10:37 am

ev wrote:Jeff would know .........
but I'm too shy to ask our NZCeramic God anything now
The markings have been removed from the base.....
you would need a grinder to cut through the glaze -
so this has been done on purpose .....
and I can't help but wonder why
It's BEAUTIFUL - BIG and BROWN

almost sounds like your talking about the perfect turd there evy lol

ev Tue May 06, 2008 11:04 am

*Is muffled stifled hysterical* lmaooooooooooooooooooooo
my lot think I'm crazy when I laugh at my computer -
shazzy you are one in a million Very Happy

**shazz** Tue May 06, 2008 11:27 am

ev wrote:*Is muffled stifled hysterical* lmaooooooooooooooooooooo
my lot think I'm crazy when I laugh at my computer -
shazzy you are one in a million

my lot think Im just plain CrAzY lol.. dont need no larf'in at the PC for that hehe drunken

ev Mon May 12, 2008 9:12 am

Just to let everyone know.....
I won the big waka/canoe
and Crownlynn tells me that it's Hawaiian ....
so it's not wharetana then.......

**collectiques** Mon May 12, 2008 9:21 am

It's still pretty lovely.... nice piece I think Smile

Guest Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:06 am

This piece was a junk shop find:

Gail Henry includes it in a photo of Wharetana and says "It may also have been made at Luke Adams." (p201 of the 1999 edition). It has an impressed 1017 which is consistent with the Wharetana range of numbers BUT there is also a circular Wharetana wall plaque with an impressed 1017 which she has a photo of on p129 of the 1985 edition. There's a picture and description of the plaque on the New Plymouth District Council's Puke Ariki website.

The back of the ashtray:

My guess is the ashtray isn't Wharetana just an example of Crown Lynn recycyling shape numbers.

**collectiques** Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:31 am

Is it possible it might be from the Ngakura range...produced out of Luke Adams for Crown Lynn?

Guest Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:23 pm

It's possible. I've only seen one piece of Ngakura and I'd have to say it is way more subtle and stylish than this. The Kiwiana site has it listed as Wharetana but that may be simply repeating the info in Gail Henry's book.

I heard rumours of a Wharetana catalogue illustrating the complete range but haven't seen one. Maybe there was a Ngakura one?

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