"Miriam" is also a 1949 story by Truman Capote which deals with loss and disintegration. Probably not a connection, but maybe.
It looks like "Lee, 1920" to me.
http://www.antiquesfrombath.co.uk/porcelain-hippo-figurine.html
It's hard to say... they could be the same mark by a different hand. Even though the "D" looks different in the photo with the two red marks, the...
Definitely Michael Aram.
Possibly early Jim Kemp? [MEDIA]
I'm also looking for information about this mark. Will let you know if I find anything. So far, my research led to this thread... and nowhere...
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