1988 Glazed Redware Figurine Yellow Green Dog Standing Sgraffito Decoration by Lester Breininger

Description: This is a 1988 very well done redware yellow glazed figurine of a dog sitting on his hind legs with his fore heads fully stretched and looking forward and having sgraffito decoration throughout suggesting his fur. The dog is standing on a brown colored and glazed oval flat base with pinched edge. Its tail is curved to his left along the side of his hind leg. Again, the dog has sgraffito lines outlining the his fur, hair, eyes, and mouth with nostrils above it at the end of its head. The piece has nice glazing and yellow coloring with green sponged highlights indicative of copper oxide. This beautiful glazed redware figurine was made in the studios of Lester Breininger a master potter with Pennsylvania Dutch heritage. It is fairly substantial and weighs over half a pound. Very well done and interesting piece of Pennsylvania redware. Please see photo to appreciate the beautiful design and colors. The bottom of the figurine is marked as to the maker and the date the piece was