Perfect Form - Vintage Ribbed Studio Pottery Pitcher Incised "R" antique carved whimsy So great in every way

So great in every way

but would think Victorian era

and were primarily made for show purposes and display

but I had never come across a Wilson Walkie

This carved stone head distills much of what I love about Inuit art--through a spareness of means this face manages to feel resolute as well as vulnerable

Perfect Form - Vintage Ribbed Studio Pottery Pitcher Incised "R" antique carved whimsy So great in every wayAn excellent pitcher to display atop the old painted stool I just listed perfectly complementary. Pitchers are my favorite form of pottery, and the combination of boxy, ribbed body, swoop of a handle, and narrow neck opening to wide lip on this one is really beautiful. Hand thown and incised with a "R" on the underside; I have not identified the potter. Earthy modern, mid late 20th c. I believe. 6 3 8 t x 3 1 2 d at base. 5 1 2 across at handle spout.