Ochre and Shiny Black Glazed Studio Pottery Cup/Bowl/Small Planter sea creature It seems Albin Yeaw established

It seems Albin Yeaw established himself as a daguerreotype artist in the mid 1850s

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and believe the blue flag with red cross may be a British naval flag

Ochre and Shiny Black Glazed Studio Pottery Cup/Bowl/Small Planter sea creature It seems Albin Yeaw establishedI'd love to have a whole set of these, but just found this one, which could be used as a cup, or a small bowl (for rice, say, or ice cream!), or as a succulent planter. I just find it a pretty perfectly wabi sabi thing, with the great funnel shaped form glazed a great ochre mustard with shiny black over top, over which the ochre has dripped on one side. 3 1 8" t x 4 9 16" across at lip. Very good condition and signed on the underside, but I can't