Metallic Black Pottery Plate with Painterly Bull, attributed to Marc Hansen 1917 carving or a sweet show of

or a sweet show of love anytime

I have seen images of orange vessels just like these topped with highly stylized pointy lids ending in exaggerated bulbous tips

(I have seen a couple of other examples in this glaze

Each measures 12 3/8" tall x 4" wide x 2" deep without candles

Metallic Black Pottery Plate with Painterly Bull, attributed to Marc Hansen 1917 carving or a sweet show ofI'm listing this wonderful studio pottery plate just as 2019 comes to an end, which seems exactly right: "bull_" might characterize a lot about our times, but I see this particular bull as a symbol of fortitude and perseverance, charging forward with strength and resilience into the new decade! And what a terrific bull it is, like a watercolor painting rendered in inky shades of mossy green and brown and cream, which pops against the metallic black