Featured Sig Help TIA 80s-90s Vessel

Greetings All. I’ve given up. Really tried searching and can find nothing. Large ceramic vessel and it was sold as 80s to 90s. I know it’s new for here but hope someone can decipher the sig. I have no info at all. It’s about 18” in length.

 

Ted Smudde?
https://tedsmuddeceramics.com/

 

YAY....Mr.Marote !!!!!!!

 

& you so know why coming to us ......... is the real deal !!!!!!!

 

No question that you folk are amazing. Glad when I can occasionally give back on some small level. Many many thanks! Going to go read about him now-just walked in the door…

 

Never would I have ever LOL…really wanted to know who made it. Thanks so very much.

 

Usually on a big level.

 

OK, time to give back on a small level:
Help me with these sigs
First sig on a painting (on wood, as you can see by the woodworm holes ...)

The second letter seems to be a IJ, so we're looking for a Dutch name (which is logical, as this painting is in a store in the Netherlands)(@Any Jewelry might also be able to help ) I only have this pic.

Second sig, on a Shona piece.

No idea what that first letter is, and then I read 'Kib', but I haven't been able to find any other Shona sculpture by an artist with that name.
This is the sculpture (12cm)

And any idea what the material is? Brown serpentine?

 

Hey, that's not an 80s-90s vessel! Maybe best to start a thread in Art.

What looks like a Dutch IJ, could be a badly signed G. I read J Gionet, a French name.

 

It's a vessel for woodworm (and it could be from the 1880s-1890s )

That was actually my first thought when I read the signature. And the next leeter does indeed seem to be an i, and that wouldn't make sense after an IJ, but that G/IJ does seem to have two dots...

 

Probably badly signed, the paint didn't attach well because the brush was held lightly, or there was dirt on the brush. It happens.

 

@Marote , if you post them in the appropriate two forums, you'll get more help.

Now, if you have pre-Historic, pre-Columbian, Native American, Mexican, or general ethnic jewellery, or something Modernist, preferably in the appropriate forums, reader is your go to person.

 

I don't dare to post the painting sig in the art forum without having additional pics. I fear the wrath of @Debora if I post it without having a pic of the back

 

Oh, God. Am I that bad? (Don't answer that!)

Debora

 

You are not!

 

I will answer that, because you are not bad! It was just to tease you ... and to draw you to this post, as you are an expert in solving these puzzles with names.

 

I think you're safe now.

 

Phew!

Debora

 

That's what I am seeing, too.