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Abel Bear Ornament -Barbary Coast
Abel Bear Ornament -Barbary Coast
Abel Bear Ornament -Barbary Coast
Abel Bear Ornament -Barbary Coast
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Abel Bear Ornament -Barbary Coast

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Originally designed as a  paperweight-size sculpture of a seated bear in 1934, this piece is now fashioned as a smaller version ornament to adorn you tree. 

    Abel worked with Rookwood Pottery from 1919 to 1932, and the paperweights, bookends, and figurines she crafted largely feature animals. According to a 1943 issue of American Collector, Abel often sketched and modeled her sculptures from animals at the Cincinnati Zoo: “She has more than once sat for hours waiting for one of her subjects to get into a position suitable for modeling.”




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