Andersen Studio Pottery Fish Platter in Black and Brown plates Darker blue and brown horizontal

Darker blue and brown horizontal striations bring your eye up toward the lip and whatever bloom it might display

and a crack at one corner where one slab meets another

Oisín Kelly (1915–1981) was a prominent Irish sculptor who worked in wood

it is also just a great little object to have sitting around

Andersen Studio Pottery Fish Platter in Black and Brown plates Darker blue and brown horizontalThis large mid century studio pottery platter with fish design would make for a bold and super stylish means of serving a whole fish. I would use it for plenty of other things as well perhaps for an arranged nicoise salad, or an array of small bites including good anchovies or sardines! Or hang it on the wall in the kitchen or dining room to enjoy all of the time. The platter, black glazed with the fish rendered in sgraffito, was beautifully made by