Mid Century Footed Pottery Dish with Bird lovely teapot and used inside

and used inside

I am guessing it is stuffed with sawdust

8" x 10" and in very good condition

This roughly carved little man is carrying a heavy load

and the fact that she is the taller of the two

Mid Century Footed Pottery Dish with Bird lovely teapot and used insideThis piece is unsigned and I don't the maker, but definitely it is mid century, and I really like this line drawn bird just barely incised that hovers mid way between appearing and disappearing amid the reactive brown and white glaze. I'd probably keep it on the coffee table and use it for serving small treats, with its three little feet on the underside nicely elevating it a bit off the table. The longest side measures 9 3 8" long and it measures