Crown Lynn Exhibition at the Gus Fisher Gallery Auckland

That is a lovely photo mrnarna - Richard has nine children and they're all brilliant and great company.

THE RICHARD QUINN COLLECTION
The collection details an assortment of early objects from the late 1930s that point to
the humble origins of the company when It was trading as Ambrico. Items such as the
handle-less cup, the cup With a block handle and the tawny coloured Paris Ware, which
was the first set of dinner ware produced by Ambrico In c.1943 and traces the amateur
beginnings of the company. With the outbreak of war, the New Zealand government
could no longer source an adequate supply of British-manufactured crockery and Crown
Lynn managed to secure the lucrative bid to supply the much-needed tableware to the
armed forces, New Zealand Railways and hospitals around the country. The contract With
the railways resulted In the company producing over 30,000 durable, vitrified cups,
saucers and plates each year.











I want that mug with the Potter on it !!

Excellent photos narna
That Richard Quinn pic looks stunning!
hon-john sent a pic to the site of the mug with the potter on it ...
I will have to find it and bring it back to life.

A mug made in the image of Tom Clark and given to him when he retired.
From the Clark Family Collection.

We were unable to attend...family in hospital....so I am GREEEEEEEEEN with envy. Did you see any checked patterns or details ???

But harry .... it's on until the 14th January !!!!!
Hopefully you will be able to see it in all of it's beautiful glory!
No there weren't any checked patterns ...... the things on display are Crown Lynn collectors collections and they mustn't have heard of you
Oh harry my heart skipped a beat when I saw your beautiful yellow checked dinnerware up for auction .....

thank you for that news. we will certainly be there before January. Must have missed those dates. Yes I am selling the yellow checked set to concentrate on one colour...RED. It has been great to have but it is a waste just sitting there and I cannot display it either. Thanks for the tip.

This awesome Exhibition finishes on Saturday 14th January with a floor talk from the Portage Ceramics Trust staff about their plans to establish a museum for the Richard Quinn Collection. Please go and report back all of the details for those of us that won't be there.

Went to the Gus Fisher today and really enjoyed the address and chatting after to several people. I made notes and will get them sorted tomorrow and post with an odd photo that could be of interest.
There were about 32=33 people sitting listening plus others in the gallery viewing.
Well worth the second visit for me.