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Pottery4958 of 12585Old? New? High Gloss Black Horse Planter Thrift Shop Find 3,00 Euro ($3.35)My beautiful black mystery vessel
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    Posted 8 years ago

    Ksarasara
    (3 items)

    It is 10" tall and 6" diameter.
    I was charmed by this years ago but now my curiosity has gotten the better of me. Any guidance is much appreciated.

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    1. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 8 years ago
      it's beautiful and very distinctive! you might try one of the facebook studio pottery identification pages.
    2. Ksarasara, 8 years ago
      Thanks for the recommendation. I just checked out the marks project website to no avail. I'll keep hunting.
    3. maryh1956 maryh1956, 8 years ago
      Maybe Australian Aboriginal, but as yours is wheel thrown, maybe a more contemporary piece? I don’t know much about the native methods though.
      Here’s an example
      https://www.pinterest.com/pin/292593307019338014/
    4. maryh1956 maryh1956, 8 years ago
      I found the site I had seen similar styles, it’s Venice Clay Arts, a great resource. here’s a link to the Australian (Oz) page :
      http://www.veniceclayartists.com/art-contemporary-oz/

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