Got this yesterday and trying to find information on it

[icedgold10]

I posted it in artifacts but no real response. Does anyone have input on origin or age?

 

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[dustytrails123]

have you tried the what is it forum thats where it should have been placed for an id

 

[Phil_The_Rodent]

Looks very similar to this:
Hefty Vintage Hand Made and Hand Painted Clay Pitcher Has An Iguana Handle | eBay

 

[icedgold10]

It does. I thought it was a lizard. I am wondering if mine is older because of the spotting from mineral deposits? Thank you Phil!

 

[SusanMN]

I am seeing something on the pot bottom, maybe a makers mark? Can you read it or draw it for us?

 

[ctalmadg]

It does. I thought it was a lizard. I am wondering if mine is older because of the spotting from mineral deposits? Thank you Phil!

The spotting just could be due to the firing process. You can fire certain type of clay in a wood kiln vs a elec kiln. The ash gets on the pieces and can spot it like that. (My GF is a potter)

 

[g-olden years]

It's wonderful! I've no idea of its age or source, but really nice you have it now. Andi

 

[Phil_The_Rodent]

It is beatiful. To my eye, it is probably the same maker (or factory) as the piece on ebay, but is more sophisticated, with the more tapered design and the white instead of green pattern. So, I'd say built later.

The ebay piece was hand-made in the southwest and is listed as vintage but not antique, so somewhere between 20-100 years old.

 

[icedgold10]

I don't see any makers mark on it. I think the marks are maybe from what it was placed on during firing process.

 

[unclemac]

Looks very similar to this:
Hefty Vintage Hand Made and Hand Painted Clay Pitcher Has An Iguana Handle | eBay

if you look closely, VERY closely at the details of yours and compare it to the eBay one above, I think you will find that they match up exactly (look at the chip for instance on the top spine of the iguana). This would indicate that it is not hand made in the sense that it was a pinch pot or thrown but instead is a cast piece.

If you research the eBay piece you will find that it has been for sale for a while on different sites for different prices....I found 150, 165 and 200$...with VERY little description...which is suspicious and suggests to me that the seller knows EXACTLY what it is but is trying to get top dollar without lying outright.

I think your pot is from Mexico and no older than the 1950's but more likely the 70's. It was probably originally sold in a local U.S. "Mexican arts store", bought in a small batch from the actual Mexican family maker.

 

[Phil_The_Rodent]

Definitely not cast. Look at the brow line, the bicep size, the leg splay, the body girth, the spout angle, etc.

The are certainly not the same. But, they are remarkably close.

Anyways, having someone selling one provides a VERY easy resource for asking questions.

 

[unclemac]

i thought the same thing at first, but I suspect if you could take shots at the same angles as the eBay piece you would see that they are the same. I believe the perspective is playing tricks.

 

[icedgold10]

If you look very close I think theirs was electric kiln fired and mine is wood fired. As a person posted the sparks from wood can hit the piece causing the deposite look.

 

[unclemac]

take some photos that try to mimic the ones for the shots on eBay, that will give us more info.