Mid-Century Hand-thrown Pottery Vase with Fantastic Expressionistic Sgraffito tabletop It measures 3 5/8ʺ wide

It measures  3 5/8ʺ wide × 6 1/8ʺ deep x 4 3/4ʺ tall

All in great condition

perhaps original to the making

Charming as a vase as well

Two original nails attaching one end of the handle to the box have been replaced with screws

Mid-Century Hand-thrown Pottery Vase with Fantastic Expressionistic Sgraffito tabletop It measures 3 5/8ʺ wideI'm in love with this vase, which is the perfect size and shape to fill with everything from daffodils to lilac to peonies and more. The painterly white and inky dark blue glazing around the body of the vase has been incised to reveal the black slip underneath, and this sgraffito design is just fantastic, reminding one of a terrific expressionistic woodcut. Unique all the way around, most of the time the design appears as gestural abstract forms, but