Featured Studio Pottery? Bird HW 76

I have a feeling this little fellow may have been done by a studio potter. I thought I would take a chance to see if any of you knowledgeable folks have a clue. He is very well done. Signed HW. Measures about 5" long x 3" high x 3" wide. He came in a box lot here in central NC. I posted it in a FB Studio Pottery group and someone else had a similar signed the same found in OH. Unfortunately no one had any ideas as to who HW is.

 

I don't know the artist, but the first piece is absolutely too adorable.

 

nice bird....

 

Thanks Jivvy & komokwa. I haven't been able to find anything searching HW pottery bird. HW stone bird. I did find some birds similar that were from Tonala? Mexico.

 

I believe it is Mark Hines. Your letters are just backwards.

 

Hmm, I'll see what I can find. Thank you.

 

I wasn't able to find anything with this mark as Mark Hines. Most items I found of his were black ink stamped

 

Just now found this but (as we all know) just because it is on eBay doesn't make it so. Same style. Same mark. https://www.ebay.com/itm/183112643051?ul_noapp=true
The search continues.

 

unless it's a different Mark Hines, it's not Mark Hines.

I think HW is correct, but I also believe that the tail of the swoop says 76, so...

 

I was thinking it is dated 76 also

 

This site is like the 925-1000 page for silver marks, but it's for studio pottery.

https://www.themarksproject.org

 

I found two separate owl listings, neither of which includes a picture of the reported "hw" ... I think they could be the same artist, but that's of so little use.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/162765992/vintage-owl-art-pottery?show_sold_out_detail=1

https://www.varagesale.com/i/5qks29y5-stoneware-owls-signed-hw-3-5-main-and-danforth

 

Thanks for checking Jivvy. Might be one of those "life's great mysteries"

 

You are welcome

 

Great site Bev but didn't have any luck looking under W. Mark Hines wasn't even listed on the site.

 

I know this feed was from years ago but I was wondering if you found anything else out? I just got a penguin with the same mark!

 

No ma'am, unfortunately I did not.