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Berit Studios Porcelain Enamel Copper LeVine Cartoon #1 browse these categories for related items... All Items: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Enamel: Pre 1950: item # 904703 Mark Bassett (aka 'potterybooks') Author of Understanding Roseville Pottery P.O. Box 771233, Lakewood, OH 44107 216-221-6025 $45.00

This unusual 5.25" enamel was found in a Cleveland house sale, so was probably drawn by a Cleveland artist, where enameling was an important design focus at the Cleveland School (now Institute) of Art. This piece is titled "Misplaced Comma" and appears to satirize either a writer, editor, or attorney. On the back are marks that read "Christmas 1949 / Berit Studios / Arthur & Sidney LeVine." If you run your fingers around the edge, you might find some very small losses--but nothing obtrusive. There is also some veining in the enamel, although it does not appear to be stress cracks. No chips or cracks.

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