Unique Sculptural Ceramic Egg Holder with Spoon, Portugal. Late 20th century. art Bernard Leach and Elizabeth Fritsch

Bernard Leach and Elizabeth Fritsch

colour and composition

this encourages the beholder to explore and interact with the visually juxtaposing vessel

Antonsson uses the utilitarian silhouette of this wine jug as a canvas of simple Modernist etchings with acute attention to detail

Beautifully executed in all aspects

Unique Sculptural Ceramic Egg Holder with Spoon, Portugal. Late 20th century. art Bernard Leach and Elizabeth FritschWhimsical and thought provoking, this ceramic egg sculpture very smartly plays with appearance. Are we sitting in front of a serving plate moulded to house both the boiled egg and small spoon? Alternatively, looking from above the boiled egg does appear to become the yolk in a sunny side up fried breakfast. The crackled white glazing is a feature of its own and is not unlike the surface of cracked shells, the anonymous artist taking us on a journey