Ken Goldstrom 1975 Man with Dink and Cigarettes Ceramic Bas Relief Tile shaker so this likely was first

so this likely was first used

I do think they are sterling

5 1/4" across with arms outstretched

blue-eyed and with an angelic little pink smile

Ken Goldstrom 1975 Man with Dink and Cigarettes Ceramic Bas Relief Tile shaker so this likely was firstThis is one of three hand painted vintage 1970s ceramic tiles by Ken Goldstrom that I just found in Maine, and which I think are just right and just terrific. Based in Beverly, MA, Goldstrom has been creating small scale ceramic sculpture and tiles in a similar manner for many decades (unbeknownst to me until now), which he describes as "typically playful, sometimes whimsical, sometimes dark." In this one, our man seems a bit at the end of his rope,