Slab-Formed Cream and Blue Glazed Signed Pottery Platter or Tray antique tile with its rainbow colored beads

with its rainbow colored beads

I love the hand-painted faces and brass buttoned blue jackets on these vintage wooden sea captain nesting dolls--plus the short white pant legs and black boots peeking out below those jackets

as he took great care crafting it into a beautiful piece

and the carving very simple

has great finger joined corners on all sides

Slab-Formed Cream and Blue Glazed Signed Pottery Platter or Tray antique tile with its rainbow colored beadsI would use this gorgeous slab formed studio pottery plate platter tray for serving anything and everything, from the most elegant arrangement of cheeses or small bites to the humblest, and leave it on the counter or sideboard otherwise just to admire. The round form with tall edge is perfectly imperfect, and the hand painted, inky blue glazing over cream slip both rustic and refined; just a really lovely and super useful piece. Interestingly, it is