Ittel Pottery

Nick Lenz

These two creations are SO Nick. You gotta love ‘em. I purchased them from the Pat Morris collection. Nick has closed his kiln, so there will be no more new pots

Nick is noted for his sketches on pots. This unused round pot is 11.75” diameter and 3.75” high on the outside and 10” x 3” on the inside. It is graced by a wonderful wetland scene foreground and an island on the far side of the water in the background. It would be particularly appropriate for a Canadian larch collected from a swamp, but most likely, will end up in a collection. NL1-9211 $600

This is a large oval done in one of Nick’s standard finishes. Outside measurements are 17.25x13.5x2.5” with the inside measuring 16x12.25x1.75”. Slightly used with some stains on the unglazed clay on the inside. NL1-9217 $350

This oval pot is finished in what I would guess to be a spodumene glaze. It is clearly used, but in great condition with a nice patina. The oval pot outside dimensions are 10x8x2” with an inside of 9x7.25x1.25. NL1-9240 $400

Nick is most noted for his sketches on pots like those above. Much more rarely, he also illustrated pots with clay. This “rectangular cascade” pot is actually 8-sided to soften the corners. The main dimensions are 6.5 wide, 5.5 deep, by 8” tall. (Inside 5.5”, 4.5”, 7.25”.) The face of the pot displays dead trees (presumably larches in a bog) in three dimensions built up on the surface of the pot. The sloped background is apparently accomplished with a light metal oxide. The figure wraps around the side of the pot. It would be particularly appropriate for a cascaded larch collected from a swamp, but most likely, will end up in a collection. NL1-9225 $700

Additional photos of all pots are available.

I was told by Pat Morris that she bought this cascade pot from Nick Lenz. I can find no markings on the pot to collaborate that claim, but the glaze is one that Nick used. The nice brown flash shown on the glaze is the only portion of the pot where that occurred, so that would probably be the front The pot is 12.5” tall with a diameter of 8”. The walls are thick. The inside diameter is 6.5” and the inside distance between the top and the bottom is only 9.5” meaning that the bottom is a bit higher than that high exterior foot. There is one bottom hole that is very wide. NL1-9765 $300

9 x 7.5 x 2.5” oval NL1-9791 $200

Nick Lenz low platter NL1-9810 $250

Nick is noted for his sketches on pots. This unused round pot is 8” diameter and 4” high on the outside and 7” x 3.25” on the inside. A light iron wash gives a rich finish which is graced by a wonderful wetland scene with a snake. It will end up in a collection. NL1-9772 $400

This unused round pot is 5.75” diameter and 2.25” high on the outside and 4” x 2” on the inside with the undercut lip. NL1-9779 $300

This small, unused round pot is 3.25” diameter and 1.25” high on the outside and 2.5” x 0.75” on the inside NL1-9798 $60

This unused round pot is 7.25” diameter and 2.75” high on the outside and 6” x 2” on the inside. NL1-9785 $

This unused round pot with a wonderful sketch of a tree on a rock is 2.5” diameter and 2” high on the outside and 2 x 1.5” on the inside. NL1-9804 NFS at present

Nick Lenz three-legged free-form. Used with lime deposits but aged nicely. NL1-0031 $100