Handmade Ceramic Vase with Ear Handles & Meadow Flowers, Shell Foot, 16 cm – Vintage 1990s One of a Kind, Austria

An extraordinary, handmade ceramic vase from Austria – with two suggested ear-shaped handles left and right, hand-painted meadow flowers on the front and a foot decorated with simple shell forms.

Effect

The wide, distinctive shape invites unusual flower arrangements – or stands entirely on its own as a one-of-a-kind piece on a dresser, table or in a cabinet.

Details & Condition

• Material: ceramic, handmade and hand-painted
• Height: 16 cm / 6.3 in
• Width: 20 cm / 7.9 in
• Depth: 13 cm / 5.1 in
• Foot: 8 cm / 3.1 in
• Origin: Austria
• Date: 1990s
• Condition: excellent, no damage whatsoever

Uses

For meadow bouquets, dried flowers or fir greenery during Advent – an original gift for lovers of Austrian pottery.

Care

Clean by hand; empty water after use and let dry.

At the flea market in Baden bei Wien the vase stood on a stool and seemed to listen to the market-goers' conversations with its little ears.

A vase that listens — Things with Soul · VintageAustriaShop