Bidspirit auction | Pair of Burnished Red Earthenware

Pair of Burnished Red Earthenware - Largest 12 in. Tall, 7 in. Dia. A pair of hand-built earthenware botijos, or water jars, featuring a traditional Spanish folk-art form. Each vessel is constructed with a bulbous body tapering to a flared pedestal base. The top of each jar is equipped with three distinct functional elements: a wide, funnel-shaped filling spout, a narrow, tapered pouring spout, and a central arched strap handle. The surface of each piece has been finished with a red-brown slip and burnished, leaving visible tool marks from the smoothing process across the exterior.