Vintage Fitz and Floyd "Luck O' The Irish" Leprechaun with Pot of Gold Figurine – Hand-Painted St Patricks Day Decor, Ceramic, 2000s

A Fitz and Floyd Essentials ceramic from the Luck O' The Irish line — a hand-painted leprechaun caught mid-dance, one arm thrown overhead, one buckled black shoe kicked up behind, his small black pot of gold heaped right beside him. The leprechaun wears a glossy emerald-and-pine-green striped suit with a green bowtie, a wild orange beard around blue eyes and a tipsy red nose, and a black top hat banded in green with a gold buckle. The pot is finished in deep black ceramic, painted with bright green shamrocks around the belly and tied with a gold cord at the rim; the heaped gold coins forming the top are part of the cast, finished in bright gold high-glaze. The piece is a single integrated sculpture — figurine and pot are one ceramic body, not a separable trinket box.

Fitz and Floyd opened in Dallas in 1960 and built its reputation on figural ceramics that were as much sculpture as serveware. Fitz and Floyd Essentials — launched in 1995 — was the firm's seasonal-and-novelty line: hand-painted but more accessibly priced than the mainline F&F, focused on holiday tableaux for mantels, dining tables, and bar carts. Luck O' The Irish was the St. Patrick's Day collection, and the leprechaun-with-pot-of-gold motif was its signature. The base carries the round black FITZ AND FLOYD ESSENTIALS® stamp with "Luck O' The Irish — HANDCRAFTED — CHINA".

A piece for the Fitz and Floyd seasonal collector, for the St. Patrick's Day decorator who keeps a few good ceramic pieces year over year, for the Irish-heritage household, or as a 17 March birthday / lucky-charm gift.

• Type: Decorative Figurine (single-piece sculpture)
• Maker: Fitz and Floyd Essentials®, USA
• Series: Luck O' The Irish (St. Patrick's Day collection)
• Era: Circa 2000s
• Shape: Standing leprechaun figure with integrated pot-of-gold (single ceramic piece)
• Size: ~5.25" / 13 cm tall × ~4" / 10 cm wide overall
• Material: Hand-painted ceramic earthenware
• Decoration: Underglaze polychrome, raised gold-coin top, shamrock motifs on pot, glossy black ceramic ground
• Markings: Round black FITZ AND FLOYD ESSENTIALS® stamp on base — "Luck O' The Irish / HANDCRAFTED / CHINA"

Condition
Excellent vintage condition. Glaze bright and high-gloss; all hand-painted detail crisp; gold coins on top intact. No chips, cracks, hairlines, or repairs. Please review all photos as part of the condition record.

Ships carefully packed from Canada. Combined shipping available.
Questions welcome — happy to provide additional photos.

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