Perfect Form - Vintage Ribbed Studio Pottery Pitcher Incised "R" antique carved whimsy One can just barely make

One can just barely make out an old graphite drawn face of this very old friend

This carved stone head distills much of what I love about Inuit art--through a spareness of means this face manages to feel resolute as well as vulnerable

One of the things I love most is the row of red brick buildings showing through the neatly planted row of trees on the green--subtle but decisive

the "Broomfield" scrawled at the bottom of each sketch I believe refers to the location of the drawing--a hamlet in Wiltshire

Light age toning to the ruled paper but in excellent structural condition

Perfect Form - Vintage Ribbed Studio Pottery Pitcher Incised "R" antique carved whimsy One can just barely makeAn excellent pitcher to display atop the old painted stool I just listed perfectly complementary. Pitchers are my favorite form of pottery, and the combination of boxy, ribbed body, swoop of a handle, and narrow neck opening to wide lip on this one is really beautiful. Hand thown and incised with a "R" on the underside; I have not identified the potter. Earthy modern, mid late 20th c. I believe. 6 3 8 t x 3 1 2 d at base. 5 1 2 across at handle spout.