Carol Gentithes (Seagrove, NC), Good as Gold

Contemporary, hand-built, glazed ceramic, a two-part form connected by a painted wooden dowel, including a black and gold figure holding platters of golden eggs and a goose, and sitting on three stacked gold bars; incised signature and title to underside.

13 1/2 X 11 in.

From the Collection of Lise & Eddie Cooke, Summerfield, North Carolina

Figure with light scuffs, some rubbing and chipping to gilt, and a broken arm with crude repair; one gold bar with small loss; sticker residue to underside.