Wonderful 1880s Walker and Pratt Cast Iron Stove Front with Faces first edition 1906 the other orange/peach--and though I

the other orange/peach--and though I am offering them for sale separately

3 7/8" across at handle

Everything about this lovely stoneware bowl makes me believe it is a piece by highly collectible mid-century studio potter Frank C

I've realized it is a vast and complicated history I don't have enough knowledge

This is one of several just in drawings by Helen Wagner Malta (1912-1975)

Wonderful 1880s Walker and Pratt Cast Iron Stove Front with Faces first edition 1906 the other orange/peach--and though INot totally my usually thing, but I thought this was such a beautiful (and beautifully preserved) piece of cast iron, especially with those faces at the top corners, that I just couldn't resist it. It was once the front screen of a c. 1880 Walker and Pratt parlor stove, which had a side load door, so that the front was just the fire view, gorgeously framed! I thought it could be great in front of a fireplace now, or one could or, as long as well