Haitian Carved Wood Bird in the manner of André Dimanche vintage German porcelain especially the pregnant Mrs

especially the pregnant Mrs

This set of hand thrown ceramic cups with expressionistic white glazing would be great for drinking coffee or tea--they feel great in the hand

a near complete pad of score sheets

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Mexico of black clay it features incised details for eyes

Haitian Carved Wood Bird in the manner of André Dimanche vintage German porcelain especially the pregnant MrsMy guess it that this wonderfully expressive carved bird is indeed the work of well known, self taught Haitian artist Andr V. Dimanche (1901 1988), but it is unsigned, so I am not 100% certain. It bears an extremely close resemblance to other carved standing birds by the artist, including two currently on the website of Indigo Arts, including this Mother Bird with Young, 1970, viewable here. I purchased this piece at the estate sale of gallerist