Charming (and Heavy!) Handmade Clay Bear Sculpture Ford and Ford and a small crease at

and a small crease at the bottom of the page below her right foot

the piece is in very good condition

It feels pretty iconic to me

and easy to move with the sun

late 19th or early 20th century I believe

Charming (and Heavy!) Handmade Clay Bear Sculpture Ford and Ford and a small crease atI think this bear is a charmer, with a great, bold presence and also, with these elegantly pointing legs, ears and nose, a lot of grace. He's solid clay, with a warm, shiny brown glaze on his belly and great reactive black glaze on his back, which gives him a sort of Brutalist feel, too. Signed (incised) on the bottom of his feet John M. Turner. I might guess 1970s or so but am really not certain. Standing dimensions: 7 3 4" tall x 4 1 2" w x 4 5 8"