Lot 302 — Cream Ceramic Bird Planter
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Lot 302 — Cream Ceramic Bird Planter

A smooth cream-glazed bird with a black bead of an eye and a hollow back for a plant.

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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What's it worth?

Taking a squint at it...

An estimate from the photos and description, not an appraisal and not a reserve. Bid what it is worth to you; the sea sets no prices and neither do we.

SKU: WW-302 Category:

Description

A small bird reduced to a few round shapes: a ball of a head, a pointed beak, a single black eye, and a body that opens into a shell-shaped hollow at the back. The whole thing is covered in one glossy cream glaze.

It is very plain and very calm. The glaze has a little pooling inside the hollow and no chips that we could see.

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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