Lot 298 — Mallard Duck Planter in Glazed Ceramic
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Lot 298 — Mallard Duck Planter in Glazed Ceramic

A glossy ceramic mallard with a green head and a rosy breast, open at the back for a plant.

Artist
Unknown maker (no mark found)
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-298 Category:

Description

A ceramic mallard drake with his bill open, in a high-gloss glaze that runs from bottle green on the head through rose pink on the breast to dark green and white at the tail. His back is hollowed out to take a plant, and he stands on a small glazed mound.

The underside is flat, glazed pale grey and crazed, with no maker’s mark that we could find. The colours are bright and the shine is all still there.

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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