Abstracted Figure(s), Modernist Mid Century Carved Sculpture handprinted porcelain which has a nice weight

which has a nice weight and stiffness that keeps it wrinkle-free and would make it easy just to pin to the wall

what a fantastic shelf

I especially love that up-turned big toe

with the only loss I believe a bit of the black horsehair at the end

but my love for this is for the fact that the sculptural wood “hook” looks just like a horse’s head

Abstracted Figure(s), Modernist Mid Century Carved Sculpture handprinted porcelain which has a nice weightThis carving, which I purchased from a mostly mid century dealer with a really nice eye, just struck me with every turn it seems just about to resolve into something, like a pair of embracing figures, or a figure carrying a child, but it never quite does and so feels perpetually elusive and dynamic. From a few angles it also really appears as if there are the features of a face, or two, trapped just below the surface, waiting to emerge! 9 1 2 t x 3 3