Trout on Table: Striking c. 1880s Stereoview, Charles E. Smith Vermont danish ceramics it has a wonderful stony

it has a wonderful stony texture and expressionistic slip decoration in grayish white

and shows staining around the opening and some crazing to the glazing

following the others done likely by an older sibling

which is marked Italy 439

Trout on Table: Striking c. 1880s Stereoview, Charles E. Smith Vermont danish ceramics it has a wonderful stonyThis is the last of a handful of striking (I think) stereoviews I purchased together that came from one collection, and this may be my favorite of all them. Feels to me one part Dutch still life, one part French Surrealist, and one part magic trick waiting to happen. And just a stunning photograph formally, times two, made even better by the orange perimeter of the card. 7" x 3 7 8". Charles E. Smith, Bristol, VT. c. 1880s I believe. Scattered stains