Swan Planter in White Faience, 16 cm – Vintage 1970s Cachepot & Decor from Austria

A graceful swan-shaped planter in white faience – with an elegantly curved neck and softly suggested wings.

Effect

Planted with a small houseplant, moss or Christmas roses, the swan becomes a romantic eye-catcher on a windowsill, table or shop window.

Details & Condition

• Material: faience
• Length: 16 cm / 6.3 in
• Width: 11 cm / 4.3 in
• Origin: probably Austria
• Date: 1970s
• Condition: excellent, no cracks, chips or repairs; two small dots on the neck are inclusions from casting, not damage (see photos)

Uses

As a cachepot for succulents and small plants, for dried flowers, as shop-window or table decor – a delicate Christmas gift with a Christmas rose.

Care

Best used with an inner pot; wipe damp.

At the flea market in Gmünd the white swan floated on a sea of crocheted doilies – proud and quiet at once.

A swan for the windowsill — Things with Soul · VintageAustriaShop