Curious Little Wood, Wire and Clay Construction Santo Domingo pottery bowl Photos are not doing justice

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My guess is that I'll find out after I've sold them that their maker is quite well known

or—as he himself has travelled at least one ocean and more than a century—perhaps to be tucked into a suitcase as a good luck talisman

the glass is missing

5 1/2" tall x 2 3/4" in diameter

Curious Little Wood, Wire and Clay Construction Santo Domingo pottery bowl Photos are not doing justiceI love this little thing, though I am not quite sure what it is! It could be a miniature drying rack of sorts upon which one could hang doll sized clothes and socks to dry. But turn it on its side vertically, and the 4 little clay weights that are strung on the wires wiggle down from top to bottom in the most capitivating way, so I might just treat it as a tabletop amusement to be turned over like an hourglass now and then! Really quite a lovely