Very Endearing Early Staffordshire Little Lamb eagle on branch Springtime always seems to put

Springtime always seems to put me in the mood to buy pottery—whether vases for flowers or a colorful bowl like this that just feels sunshine

Rice (1930-2004)--much more about him below--as part of his Cross Garden just outside Prattville

Based on others I have seen

I'd really love to keep the sketchbook in tact rather than break it up

with a little curling but it should flatten out

Very Endearing Early Staffordshire Little Lamb eagle on branch Springtime always seems to putI've left this little Staffordshire lamb with its full patina on it; a soak might whiten it up some, but part of why I love it so much is that it looks it has lived quite a life, which certainly it has, dating to the 1840s or so. Wonderfully textural treatment of the wool, and wonderful little hand painted face, making this lamb look a a bit forlorn as it lounges on its little island, with a band of gold paint around the bottom perimeter. Very