Duly Mitchell Crystalline Pottery Outstanding Lge Bowl Start Price USD 57.50 Current Price USD 59.00 Time Left - Bid Count 2 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 21, 2008 End Time Friday, November 28, 2008 Location East Helena, Montana See more about 'Duly Mitchell Crystalline Pottery Outstanding Lge Bowl' Description Presented here for your viewing and bidding pleasure is an outstanding example of Duly Mitchell crystalline pottery.This pieces come from an individual collection. This is a hand thrown piece and can easily retail for 450.00 or more. This piece is well marked and in excellent condition...no chips and no cracks. This seller believes it was only a display piece. Here's an outstanding large bowl by Duly. It has an off white background and stunning crystalline decor in a blue/gray. It's 14 1/2 inches in diameter and stands 3 5/8 inches tall. A most beautiful bowl. This is an outstanding piece, perfect for display or the high light of any collection. THE FOLLOWING IS TAKEN FROM A WEB SITE ON DULY MITCHELL "You'll have to brush up on your physics and chemistry to fully understand the process by which Duly Mitchell creates his crystalline porcelain. But you only have to love classical refinement and perfection to appreciate his handsome vases and jars individualized by shimmering crystal wafers floating on translucent surfaces. These willemite crystals grow on to the surface in an unpredictable and random pattern in colors that range from champagne to adobe, aqua to cobalt blue, red to maroon and sea foam green. His works also run the gamut of sizes...from inch-round earrings to platters measuring 22 inches in diameter. This artist, who signs his work "Duly", was introduced to pottery when he was assigned to Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, following a tour of duty in Vietnam. "I was interested in positive energy, in creating something that people will enjoy," he says. That was in 1970. Today he continues to work out of his Tucson studio experimenting with this high-fire vitreous technique that requires upwards of 2,400 degrees and 20 hours in the kiln. "Many people are familiar with commercial porcelain, which is glaze fired at a lower temperature to avoid distortion." Duly, however, must mature both the clay and the glaze at the same time, pushing the porcelain to its limit. Overcoming the unpredictability of the process has led Duly to develop a variety of techniques. "There's a lot of heartache in the failures inherent in this process," he says, "but that's what drives me to keep at it. This Auction begins at a Bargain level and...THERE'S NO RESERVE! ENJOY!   All auctions must be paid within 10 days of the aution's end. This seller accepts Pay Pal, Money Order or cashier checks. Thank You For Bidding My Auction! Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. On Nov-20-08 at 18:07:38 PST, seller added the following information: Use the FREE Counters 1 million sellers do - Vendio! Place a Bid!