Vintage 1980s Jane Snider Ceramic Canadian Art Pottery Open Sugar Condiment Dish Bowl

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This is a Hard-To-Find, VINTAGE, NEW, MINT Condition, Hand-Crafted, Signed "Ceramic Art Pottery Cream and Cornflower Blue Glazed Handled Open … more This is a Hard-To-Find, VINTAGE, NEW, MINT Condition, Hand-Crafted, Signed "Ceramic Art Pottery Cream and Cornflower Blue Glazed Handled Open Condiment Dish Sugar Bowl With Hand Carved Wooden Serving Spoon" made by Jane Snider of Ottawa, Canada during the mid-1980s. Purchased at "The Snow Goose" on Elgin Street in Ottawa during a trip to Canada in 1987, this HANDSOME Open Dish Bowl has NEVER been used except for display. It is in MINT Condition with NO marks, stains, odors, chips, cracks, crazing or other damage; it comes from a smoke-free, pet-free home. The Dish Bowl measures approximately 2 1/2 inches tall and has a diameter of approximately 4 inches; the base is hand incised Signed "Snider". The Hand Carved Wood Spoon measures approximately 5 1/4 inches long and the bowl has an inside diameter of approximately 1 3/8th inches and is approximately 3/4ths of an inch deep; it is NOT Marked or Signed

This hand-thrown, hand-glazed ceramic Serving Dish Bowl was designed to hold Sugar or any other Condiment you would add with a spoon; it is a well made, balanced piece with nice proportions and effective, yet simple lines. Jane Snider creates handmade pottery that is functional as well as attractive. Decorative and functional, use it as a decorative complement accent in any room and USE IT for holding Sugar or other condiments, on the table TOO! This open Dish Bowl is a fine piece of artwork that is attractive enough for decorating but durable enough to be used.

This design type was made in the mid-1980s and is NO LONGER AVAILABLE, making it a HIGHLY Collectible piece of usable Pottery Art that will be a delight for any home. A member of the Ottawa Potter's Guild, Jane is one of those potters who LOVES her work. She focuses on functional pottery and tries to make what is popular, so her designs and glazes are constantly changing. In Canadian pottery circles, she is known for her colorful pieces that are large and functional with bold colors and designs. She enjoys making pieces that can be used daily and likes the fact that the things she makes come from the earth, and will some day go back to the earth. Jane works from her home studio in Ottawa where she is inspired by her experiences living and traveling in both Africa and Asia.

This functional Dish Bowl is BEAUTIFUL to look at and safe to use to store food as Jane only uses lead-free clay and glazes. This open pottery serving dish Sugar Bowl is glazed in a creamy grey and is adorned with a cornflower blue design and accents. Let this attractive Dish Bowl greet you every day as you see it through your fuzzy morning eyes as you add a spoonful of sugar to your tea or coffee, with the hand carved wooden spoon in hand. Not only will it hold Sugar on your table in style, it can serve duty full of pretty much anything you want it to hold. It has an easy to grip handle and a top wide enough to fill and empty easily, making it IDEAL for daily use or display! less