Mid Century Footed Pottery Dish with Bird handheld game and in fact I purchased

and in fact I purchased a whole salad set at an estate sale just to get them

A bit faded with time in the very best way

with the horsehair woven through what seems likely to be linen cloth (visible just above the scalloped edge of the pink cloth)

a few small nails on the top perimeter are missing

A few months ago I found a wonderful Japanese cat hand-puppet (which immediately sold) that was clearly made by the same maker as this terrific clown

Mid Century Footed Pottery Dish with Bird handheld game and in fact I purchasedThis 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