"Tree Frog In The Grape Vines" - 1988
"Tree Frog In The Grape Vines"
#31 - 1988
4.9 D x 2.25 H inches
Celadon
Wild grape vines have grown on the kiln shed for decades. Many times I have heard tree frogs and calling insects such as katydids and snowy tree crickets within the snarled vines. These creatures and the grapevines were often used in combination for subjects when porcelain carving.
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I would like to explain the pricing of the vintage carved porcelain presented here. When the carved porcelain pieces were completed their prices were assigned. Now that two to three decades have passed, their original prices are outdated. I used a Department Of Labor inflation calculator to determine what the original prices would be in current dollars. The last calculations were done in 2017 for the current pricing, and for some created an unreasonable price. I have modified the prices which still acknowledge their vintage and collectible status.
Hand-carving the small sculptural porcelain pieces took careful and time-consuming effort. The more complex and detailed sculptural pieces have higher prices that are directly related to the amount of time that it took to reach a quality completion.
"Tree Frog In The Grape Vines"
#31 - 1988
4.9 D x 2.25 H inches
Celadon
Wild grape vines have grown on the kiln shed for decades. Many times I have heard tree frogs and calling insects such as katydids and snowy tree crickets within the snarled vines. These creatures and the grapevines were often used in combination for subjects when porcelain carving.
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I would like to explain the pricing of the vintage carved porcelain presented here. When the carved porcelain pieces were completed their prices were assigned. Now that two to three decades have passed, their original prices are outdated. I used a Department Of Labor inflation calculator to determine what the original prices would be in current dollars. The last calculations were done in 2017 for the current pricing, and for some created an unreasonable price. I have modified the prices which still acknowledge their vintage and collectible status.
Hand-carving the small sculptural porcelain pieces took careful and time-consuming effort. The more complex and detailed sculptural pieces have higher prices that are directly related to the amount of time that it took to reach a quality completion.
"Tree Frog In The Grape Vines"
#31 - 1988
4.9 D x 2.25 H inches
Celadon
Wild grape vines have grown on the kiln shed for decades. Many times I have heard tree frogs and calling insects such as katydids and snowy tree crickets within the snarled vines. These creatures and the grapevines were often used in combination for subjects when porcelain carving.
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I would like to explain the pricing of the vintage carved porcelain presented here. When the carved porcelain pieces were completed their prices were assigned. Now that two to three decades have passed, their original prices are outdated. I used a Department Of Labor inflation calculator to determine what the original prices would be in current dollars. The last calculations were done in 2017 for the current pricing, and for some created an unreasonable price. I have modified the prices which still acknowledge their vintage and collectible status.
Hand-carving the small sculptural porcelain pieces took careful and time-consuming effort. The more complex and detailed sculptural pieces have higher prices that are directly related to the amount of time that it took to reach a quality completion.