Lot 297 — Glazed Ceramic Rooster with a Pierced Body
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Lot 297 — Glazed Ceramic Rooster with a Pierced Body

A cream and rust ceramic rooster with a red comb and a body full of holes.

Artist
Unknown maker
Dimensions
Not yet measured
Materials
Glazed ceramic

Pickup only, South Loop dockNo shipping on this piece. Ye collect it at the dock in Chicago’s South Loop, and ye pick a pickup time once it’s paid for.

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SKU: WW-297 Category:

Description

A plump ceramic rooster in a runny cream glaze that breaks to rust at the edges, with a tall red comb and wattle, a black dot of an eye, and a tail fanned out behind. His body is pierced all over with round holes, like coral or a well-used sponge.

He is hollow and open underneath, glazed brown inside, so a small light set under him would shine out through the holes. The glaze is glossy and finely crazed.

Dock pickup in the South Loop is the plan. It is small enough to ship, so ask if you need it sent.

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