Large Hand-thrown Blue on White Stoneware Pitcher with Beautiful Staple Repair Randall Darwall This poetic portrait makes me

This poetic portrait makes me think of James Joyce

including both antique and contemporary decor

Inside the wood frame are two panes of glass

The piece is signed Luke on the underside

Photos don't convey his scale--he's a full 24 inches when stood up--with jointed arms and legs

Large Hand-thrown Blue on White Stoneware Pitcher with Beautiful Staple Repair Randall Darwall This poetic portrait makes meThis is the second large blue and white glazed stoneware pitcher with big, beautiful staple repair I've found in the past few months, which makes me wonder if someone around here had specifically collected blue and white staple repaired pitchers in my experience they're not at all common to find! Good fortune, anyway, as I love these fat gold staples against the white, and in combination with the pitcher form, and in relationship to the hand painted