Richard Shaw (American, b. 1951), Trompe l'oeil Porcelain Assemblage of Books

Hand-painted porcelain, two part lidded form with hollow interior, sculpted as a stock of letters, jack of spades, paint tube, ink bottle, resting atop three hardback volumes, the letters with return address of the artist, inscribed signature and date of1986 to the underside.

8 x 9 x 11 in.

The Contemporary Art Collection of Francine & Benson Pilloff, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Small chip to upper right corner of envelope; three volumes form with a few firing hairlines to underside; hidden to the interior are some loose fragments.