Metallic Black Pottery Plate with Painterly Bull, attributed to Marc Hansen 1917 carving which looks to read Chas

which looks to read Chas Magill or similar

and deeply carved ears

(I have seen a couple of other examples in this glaze

Surely it was made to hold something specific

Each measures 12 3/8" tall x 4" wide x 2" deep without candles

Metallic Black Pottery Plate with Painterly Bull, attributed to Marc Hansen 1917 carving which looks to read ChasI'm listing this wonderful studio pottery plate just as 2019 comes to an end, which seems exactly right: "bull_" might characterize a lot about our times, but I see this particular bull as a symbol of fortitude and perseverance, charging forward with strength and resilience into the new decade! And what a terrific bull it is, like a watercolor painting rendered in inky shades of mossy green and brown and cream, which pops against the metallic black