About our New Zealand Pottery gifts

Much of the New Zealand pottery shown on this giftboxes.co.nz website utilizes South Island clay and borrows ideas from nature with images of scenic flora and fauna. The quality ceramic creations displayed on our website pages feature a variety of domestic pieces and ornaments – work of skilled NZ artisans – slabwork or hand-thrown or hand-moulded with highly glazed or decorative finishes. There are native birds, flowery ceramic cups and other domestic ware some featuring traditional Maori patterns. There are mugs, goblets, jugs, jars, vases, bowls and wall plaques as well as decanters on a historical theme and presented either empty or full of the excellent quality wines and spirits New Zealand is becoming renowned for. Is there a presentation to make soon or a birthday, an anniversary or a wedding coming up? These items make wonderful gifts or souvenirs and can be beautifully wrapped, packed and posted by us, delivered in our unique boxing, as gift boxes for sending worldwide or within NZ. A total NZ made gift package! Gift-boxes for men and women, for the family, the home or corporate client.

Our website’s “Pottery” category portrays exquisite indigenous ceramic tui and dear little fantail birds, a dramatic stylised koru and leaf pattern decorates superb dark, dull finished platters and cheerful cups display huge colourful poppies while others have farmyard scenes of cottages, hills, lambs and sheepdogs. There are fabulous jugs with vines and grapes draped around, small bright, deep bowls for rice or pasta meals and touchstones with an explosive crystal effect. We offer pretty little bustierres to hang on the feminine bedroom or bathroom wall and a delicate porcelain vase for flowers or toothbrush! Although not quite ceramics, we also highlight some extremely stylish fern frond candlesticks and outstanding mythological bookends beautifully moulded from fine natural aggregates gleaned from the land and finished to perfection. Some fascinating pottery bowls and pots have a clever design depicting the rocky seashore – so real, I’m sure sometimes I can hear the cry of the seagulls!

Make someone you care about happy – your Mum, sister, grandmother or friend and give them a a couple of cheerful mugs decorated with pansies - what about including quality chocolates, some wonderful rich florentines or some delectable exotic orange liqueur truffles? For your brother, father or favourite uncle why not send a giftbox of goblets and include a bottle of NZ wine in the gift parcel! Or go one better than that for your grandfather and send a unique historical pottery decanter, totally exclusive to our company, featuring old and important N.Z. medals and displaying fantastic artwork and story lines about Captain Cook or the Early Settlement of NZ relating to farming and shire horses. Imagine a sweetheart, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend receiving and opening a cool gift-box of a gorgeous glazed crimson terracotta heart especially if it was matched to Body Care products or Luxury Foodstuffs for the perfect present or valentine gift.

NZ is shaped by Maori culture and is reflected in things around us. Maori designs and colours are replicated on decorative yet functional kitchen and dining potteryware - egg cups, salt and pepper sets and mugs while authentic Maori made clay gourds and glazed waka are included in the separate “Maori” category. Search our gift box website of honest New Zealand gifts, presented with pride, for you to select something entirely NZ made and very special. Purchasing presents on-line with The Beautiful Box Company of Christchurch is safe, easy and enjoyable! A reliable and professional Kiwi service!