Lot 191 — Ceramic Toucan Planter

Glazed ceramic toucan with a long yellow-and-red beak, open at the top as a planter.

Artist
Unknown maker
Dimensions
approx. 10 × 5 × 6 in (not measured)
Materials
Glazed ceramic

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SKU: WW-191 Category:

Description

A ceramic toucan shaped as a planter: a long banana-yellow beak with a red stripe and a black tip, a white face with a painted yellow eye, and brown glazed feathers. The body is hollow and open at the top, so it holds a small plant or a handful of pens.

The glaze has the crackle and drips you expect from an older piece. Close-ups show the face, the beak and the back. A tropical bird far from home, holding steady on a Chicago shelf.

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