June Schwarcz Vessel "868", USA, 1982 Electroplated copper foil and enamel, iron-plated Base with artist-applied felt and paper label: "Schwarcz 868" (H: 5 3/8, Dia: 9 in.) Provenance Private Collection, Pennsylvania Footnote: Literature Bernard Jazzar and Harold Nelson, June Schwarcz: Invention & Variation, pp. 74, 87 (for vessels employing similar technique), pp. 87, 89, 92 (for vessels of related form) Condition report: Very good overall. The exterior, iron-plated surface with areas of light to moderate oxidation with the lower section of vessel exhibiting an attractive, orange oxidation layer to surface. No structural breaks or repairs. The interior fully enameled; presents as a warm, golden copper color to bowl, graduating to a darker brown/black along shoulder and collar. The enamel with a few small and scattered surface flecks. Small areas of oxidation where vessel shoulder meets collar.