Pair of 1970s Studio Pottery Man and Woman Stoneware Bookends, Signed Liz stoneware pitcher all making this antique Viavi

all making this antique Viavi canister quite an interesting little piece of history and mystery

4 7/8" across at base

with a nice red velvet-covered writing slope inside

and some aging to the wooden base as well

It is little: approx 3” x 4 5/8”

Pair of 1970s Studio Pottery Man and Woman Stoneware Bookends, Signed Liz stoneware pitcher all making this antique ViaviI grew up surrounded by the studio pottery of Solveig Cox largely functional vessels and objects, but most often populated with figures and animals, which the characters on these bookends remind me a bit of. I quite like how wise and serene these two look, just right for being surrounded by books, with these little wing like open hands, or open books, on their chests. (And between her turtleneck, his beard, and their little upturned mouths, they also