Faceted Studio Pottery Vase with Light Blue Animals by Jeffrey Lipton red collar There would once have been

There would once have been a panel that slid down in a groove in front of the drawers to "close" them in

In very good vintage condition

I find its form

with three different openings and three different levels

Faceted Studio Pottery Vase with Light Blue Animals by Jeffrey Lipton red collar There would once have beenSuch a curious vase, and I think quite a charming one, with these highly stylized stacked animals on opposite sides rendered in matte baby blue. Hand thrown then trimmed and I believe salt fired, the stoneware vessel itself feels Japanese, but then this giraffe, pig, bird, and I'm not sure what (!) turn it into something else entirely! I've just learned this piece is a quintessential example of the recent work of Bowdoinham, Maine based ceramicist