1950s Vintage Modernist Italian Pottery Burnished Bird Bowl For Sale

~ Please Read Before Purchasing ~All items are box shipped. All jewelry items are also shipped in new jewelry presentation boxes and luxury gift wrapping is free with no request needed.Please look at photos carefully as they are part of the description. While I try to give you the best accurate assessment of every item, all jewelry listed is antique or vintage and is NOT expected to be like new. All items should be expected to have light to moderate wear on all components and findings, even if it can't be seen with the naked eye.
All jewelry listed is inspected very carefully by me, a certified antique and vintage jewelry appraiser, and is considered to be in very clean and well cared for vintage condition and reflected in the price of the item. As I am currently selling off my 50-year lifelong jewelry and other antique collections, ALL SALES ARE FINAL.
I've been selling antique and vintage jewelry and other wares online since 1986 from my own site. My jewelry has been featured in many antique and vintage jewelry books. I have collaborated on the publication of several vintage costume jewelry books as well. I also serve as an authority as a jewelry appraiser on several high-end sale sites.Inspection at different assessment levels and under different lighting and magnification can be difficult to assess, describe, and grade. For this reason, I provide many clear photos and my best assessment of gentle handling, wear, or other imperfections. I also do not guarantee the future functionality of all antique and vintage clips, hooks, clasps, and closures. All are tested prior to shipping and in good working order.Description ~
I've owned this Italian bird pottery bowl a very long time. It has been stashed away in my hutch for about 40 years.
What I love about this bowl so much is that it is such a unique modernist design, both in the styling and the unique glazed designs.
Look at the bottom and you can see it is made of red earthenware clay and it is signed Italy.
The black glaze on the bowl is a satin or eggshell glaze and does not have a high gloss shine. This is because the black isn't a glaze at all. The clay is a burnished finish, or earthenware that was highly rubbed and polished with a pure silver spoon or other pure silver utensil. There is a small bright spot in the finish inside the bowl that is a natural imperfection. A satin clear coat was applied after the bowl was burnished when it was made to preserve the finish.
I don't know if you are familiar with this technique, but burnishing is a very old technique, and this one bowl took many hours to burnish.
The entire bowl is in pristine clean well cared for condition with no crazing, cracks, chips, or repairs. The points on the tail have a tiny flea bite on each tip or corner that probably occurred when the bowl was being made.
The bird is 7 1/2" long x 4 1/2" tall. The basin of the bowl is slightly smaller than about the size of half a cantaloupe.

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