Charming (and Heavy!) Handmade Clay Bear Sculpture hanging frames It is fairly beaten up

It is fairly beaten up all over

--and I have to think a much beloved one

I purchased this from a seller in Italy representing Pancaldi's estate

with a little loss to the threading further down

Elegant while delivering a great pop of color

Charming (and Heavy!) Handmade Clay Bear Sculpture hanging frames It is fairly beaten upI think this bear is a charmer, with a great, bold presence and also, with these elegantly pointing legs, ears and nose, a lot of grace. He's solid clay, with a warm, shiny brown glaze on his belly and great reactive black glaze on his back, which gives him a sort of Brutalist feel, too. Signed (incised) on the bottom of his feet John M. Turner. I might guess 1970s or so but am really not certain. Standing dimensions: 7 3 4" tall x 4 1 2" w x 4 5 8"