Bauer California Souvenir 3¾" ASHTRAY or Flower Pot Saucer? MCM Pottery ~ XLNT!

Description

An ashtray or a little teeny dish for whatever use you'd like!  An unusual addition to your favorite collector's Bauer stash.
Plainly inscribed
BAUER LOS ANGELES USA
on the back.
Measuring 3
¾
" across, this little piece s
hows tourist attractions in California, including Griffith Observatory, San Francisco cable car and bridge, the Capitol in Sacramento, and a lady water-skiing.  Pretty cool, really.
It resembles items appearing in Jack Chipman's
Bauer
book on page 152, but those were after-manufacture hand-painted items, not actually produced by Bauer, which don't resemble this one.  From what I remember growing up in LA, this kind of piece could have come from Olvera Street, downtown, real easy.
This one has been in a collection for decades and is in Very Nice condition.   A bit of roughness to the surface along bottom edge where it sits.
Please email with any questions!