1977 Signed Studio Pottery Green Apple (of my eye) Box shuffling charlie and then again

and then again

they are quite worn all over

but it feels mighty nice to hold

but I've had them under a book since and they've flattened out every nicely

a quick search turns up a number of quite extraordinary 19th century examples

1977 Signed Studio Pottery Green Apple (of my eye) Box shuffling charlie and then againSuper lovely. I love an apple in any form, but especially a green one, and even better as a vessel. Surely nodding to old Japanese turned and painted wooden ones, which often held games inside, this one is a studio pottery work, signed on the underside and dated 1977. The green is almost a celadon, with tiny dark flecks just like the on the skin of the fruit, and pure white inside, like the flesh of a crisp one. 3" t x 3 1 4" x 3 1 2" and in very good