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Pair Of Parrots, Meissen

19th Century

Melanie Sherman Tea Bowl "Tu Me Connais VII" (Yunomi, Blue Vintage Flowers, Gold Luster Lip, Blue Bottom) Year: 2021 Edition: Unique Porcelain, Chi...

Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life. Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest. Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...

Melanie Sherman Zierkarpfen (Koi) Year: 2016 Porcelain, China Paint, 24K German Gold Luster, Flocking Fired multiple times, Cone 6, Cone 018 Size: 1.25 x 16 x 7.75 inches Signed Exhi...

Balloon Dogs Set of 3 (mixed edition numbers) - Jeff Koons, Contemporary, 21st Century, Sculpture, Decor, Limited Edition Limoges porcelain with chromatic metalized coating Edition ...