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Mortens Studio Pottery Dog Figurine Dalmatian (?)

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Original price was: $20.42.Current price is: $12.25.

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Seller Notes : “Good Vintage”
Production Technique : Pottery
Subject : Dog
Theme : Dogs
Brand : Mortens Studio
Type : Figurine

This is a Dalmatian (I think?) Dog Figurine by Mortens Studio (see info below). Please check all pictures as they are part of my description. Appears to be in good condition with the original label on side and stamp on the base. Some very minor chips on bottom of tail as pictured. Hardly noticeable. Approximately 7′ x 4″. Please ask any questions before bidding. Check other auction for another Mortens piece. I only sell/ship to US. I pack well to insure the item arrives at its new home safely. Perfect feedback on eBay. Longtime seller. Buy with confidence. Mortens Studios, a line of finely crafted figural sculptures, were produced for a short two decades, in sharp contrast to other creators of animal figurines that produced fine ceramics and porcelain for many decades, some even inching closer to a century of production. There is scant material on Mortens Studios, making the history just that much more intriguing. Oscar Mortens immigrated from Sweden to Illinois after studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm and the Berlin Academy of Art. He opened his studio at the beginning of the 1930s and from there created sculptures, mostly small, until about 1950. (So little information exists about him and what happened after he closed his studio may be lost in time.) In addition to busts and lamps, he became known for companion animals in the later years. What distinguishes these from porcelain or ceramic figures (think Beswick or Doulton) is the technique: his sculptures begin with a metal and wire frame over which is pressed and shaped a plaster/ceramic mixed medium. Each is then painted and glazed.

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