Fabulous Carved and Painted Wooden Sculpture of Seal or Sea Lion Balancing Ball vintage picnic basket but I have discovered a

but I have discovered a number of other ceramic pieces he made

with some lighter and some darker areas

Signed with what looks like "Jani" and stamped "Brandon Stoneware" - a pottery studio in Brandon

There is slight slumping due to construction

7 7/8" widest diameter

Fabulous Carved and Painted Wooden Sculpture of Seal or Sea Lion Balancing Ball vintage picnic basket but I have discovered aI found this painted wood sculpture of a seal or sea lion balancing a ball at the estate sale of an artist, architect and MIT librarian and fell in love with it at once. I know nothing of its origins, and it is unsigned, but I think it is absolutely fantastic! Carved from what looks to be one piece of wood, its body is painted a deep teal green animated with thousands of tiny dots in yellow, pink, purple, white and a lighter green. And then that face!