Michel Bayne Penny A Slice Pottery Bank

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Southern masterwork is executed in traditional alkaline-glazed stoneware, taking the form of a figural penny a slice watermelon bank featuring a culturally expressive and historically resonant African American motif. The vessel is stamped Bayne Maker for Michel Bayne (born 1959), a celebrated South Carolina-raised folk potter widely recognized as a premier living interpreter of classic Edgefield and Catawba Valley stoneware traditions, face jugs, and slip-decorated vessels. It measures approximately 6 3/8 in. H x 4 3/8 in. in diameter overall. It is offered in good condition.

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Michel Bayne Penny A Slice Pottery Bank

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