Pottery Bird / Quail Sculpture - DANISH? SCANDINAVIAN? or JUNK? Signed W...

I came across this pottery sculpture of a bird. The bird is signed on the bottom with a W. I was looking to see if anyone knows anything about this pottery piece. It is 9" H x 6" W x 9"L. It has hand painted decoration on both wings of bird and a beautiful glaze of blues and browns. Is it possibly Danish or Scandinavian? Let me know what you think!

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I don't recognise the monogram however the colour and style of glaze finish remind me of some Mexican pottery I've seen in the past (can't blerdy remember the name of the factory - been racking my brains). The grey ground with the brown and blue glaze combo is very typical of their work (but I'm not saying it is them - just an observation that may or may not help you pin down a maker).

it certainly isn't junk from what I can see in the pic it seems quite a good quality piece

Pip wrote:I don't recognise the monogram however the colour and style of glaze finish remind me of some Mexican pottery I've seen in the past (can't blerdy remember the name of the factory - been racking my brains). The grey ground with the brown and blue glaze combo is very typical of their work (but I'm not saying it is them - just an observation that may or may not help you pin down a maker).

... You mean Tonala ? (just found out this name from researching my cat ( http://www.20thcenturyforum.com/id-my-pottery-f1/cat-with-painted-decor-of-flowers-and-birds-signed-t4147.htm ) ! )

Yes!!!! That's the one I was thinking of - thank you! Do we think this bird looks like Tonala production?

certainly Mexican.