Charming (and Heavy!) Handmade Clay Bear Sculpture Ford and Ford and arms clasped behind his

and arms clasped behind his back

but it was so lovingly and labor-intensively made (taking three years

Victorian era American

it will be your responsibility if purchasing this to make sure it lives well into the future

and easy to move with the sun

Charming (and Heavy!) Handmade Clay Bear Sculpture Ford and Ford and arms clasped behind hisI think this bear is a charmer, with a great, bold presence and also, with these elegantly pointing legs, ears and nose, a lot of grace. He's solid clay, with a warm, shiny brown glaze on his belly and great reactive black glaze on his back, which gives him a sort of Brutalist feel, too. Signed (incised) on the bottom of his feet John M. Turner. I might guess 1970s or so but am really not certain. Standing dimensions: 7 3 4" tall x 4 1 2" w x 4 5 8"