The rectangular mirror surrounded by a ceramic frame with impressed design and further embellished with floral and foliate decoration, all surmounted by a face mask and with hand-painted coloration, signed.

54 x 34 in.

Estate of Susan Fox Beischer , daughter of Francis Hill Fox, granddaughter of Durham philanthropist and banker, John Sprunt Hill, and his wife, Anne Watts Hill, and great-granddaughter of George W. Watts, an original partner in American Tobacco Corporation.

Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC

Called by many "the Chihuly of clay," the American ceramicist George Alexander is known for richly-colored glazes and sensational three-dimensional details.

Minor chips and losses; overall good estate condition.

$1,000 - 3,000