Marvelous Antique French Ironwork Madonna sculptural studio pottery for Gifts and Open House/Auction

for Gifts and Open House/Auction that I found along with it

with a big section dedicated to nothing but interesting little pottery vases like this one (kind of like good rocks--satisfying on their own

I'd say this little piece really captures a sense of "bear-ness"

Approx 3" l x 2" widest

At the tip are two interlocking pieces which move to and fro

Marvelous Antique French Ironwork Madonna sculptural studio pottery for Gifts and Open House/AuctionThis holy beauty I know is French, 19th c at the youngest but I think perhaps a good bit older than that. The level of relief and detail on this madonna is pretty spectacular, from her serene face to her hair and exquisite drapery, to her one tiny foot peeking out below. And then these four lovely fat roses surrounding her like a partial halo. Pretty fantastic. Definitely this was cut from something larger, either a cross or some sort of trellisa