Mid Century Footed Pottery Dish with Bird handheld game there are a couple of

there are a couple of dark stains to the top

and in fact I purchased a whole salad set at an estate sale just to get them

In very good vintage condition

handwritten

with a pair of figures in what I believe are whaling boats on either side

Mid Century Footed Pottery Dish with Bird handheld game there are a couple ofThis piece is unsigned and I don't the maker, but definitely it is mid century, and I really like this line drawn bird just barely incised that hovers mid way between appearing and disappearing amid the reactive brown and white glaze. I'd probably keep it on the coffee table and use it for serving small treats, with its three little feet on the underside nicely elevating it a bit off the table. The longest side measures 9 3 8" long and it measures