Chicago Art + Design

In overall good and ready to place condition. There are no breaks, repairs or cracks to the piece. Faint scratches to the body are present consistent with age and handling of hand-painted ceramics. The woven handle is slightly warped, but not coming unraveled anywhere. Under UV light there appears to be some sort of sticky substance around the rim where the lid meets the body. This may have been an adhesive to keep the lid in place and does not appear to be inpainting. Would likely be able to be cleaned.

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