Item: no item number, 9" tall, 3.5" wide (add 2" for handle),
"signed" by primitive hand/arm logo on bottom
Color: bands of white, tawny brown, and turquoise, glazed
Condition: no chips or cracks, non-visible discolor on bottom
This piece is from very early in Gil's career, early-1950s. It was made prior to his "Bennington Potters" branding. Specs and firing marks are intentional, not flaws or damage. Has feel of a trendy, modern piece. Also can be used as an eye-catching vase.
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The owner of MCM David Gil Vintage Collection personally worked for David Gil in Bennington, Vermont at his Grist Mill pottery studio and retail shop and at a summer outlet in Rockport, Massachusetts, Bearskin Neck in the 1960s. The provenance of each piece for sale from the Collection can be found in Hands and Minds: David Gil?s Bennington Potters by Susan and David Bonser (2017, etc.) and Bennington Potters 1970-71: Handcrafted Dinnerware and Artware designed by David Gil, Yusuke Aida and Linda Weisman (republished via Portable Trunk Publisher).