a stoneware sculpture of an owl, Arabia, Finland ca 1960.
Glazed in brown and beige, signed Schilkin. Height 31,5 cm.
Retouched chip and retouched firing cracks.
Reportedly bought directly from the artist.
Tuija Tervo, "Michael Schilkin 1900-1962", Förlagsaktiebolag W. Hagelstam, compare similar sculptures illustrated from the Arabia exhibition hall at Esplanaden, 1960, p 25, also compare similar sculptures at the Arabia museum, illustrated p 61.