Faceted Studio Pottery Vase with Light Blue Animals by Jeffrey Lipton Holman NWT print 75ʺd × 1

75ʺd × 1

I found it at an estate sale where is was displayed surrounded by tons of 19th century blue and white Chinese export porcelain

I just love the lines of this art pottery vase

to the chickens pecking away on the green next to the train tracks

The cups are in great condition

Faceted Studio Pottery Vase with Light Blue Animals by Jeffrey Lipton Holman NWT print 75ʺd × 1Such a curious vase, and I think quite a charming one, with these highly stylized stacked animals on opposite sides rendered in matte baby blue. Hand thrown then trimmed and I believe salt fired, the stoneware vessel itself feels Japanese, but then this giraffe, pig, bird, and I'm not sure what (!) turn it into something else entirely! I've just learned this piece is a quintessential example of the recent work of Bowdoinham, Maine based ceramicist