Posted 10 years ago
surfdub66
(460 items)
Im not entirely sure what this is but I thought it was unusual & for 25p had to buy it !!
I initially thought maybe a tea light with the holes but theres a bottom to it so I think its some sort of vase ?? There are nine holes on three sides and of course the hole in the top which is 15mm , its round at the bottom & top but six sided around the middle so wouldv been quite hard to make, made from a creamy coloured clay with a green speckly matt glaze finish, the bottom has a mark as in pictures, looks like LA OR EJ or AJ in monogramme with a dot beneath inside an upside down triangle..
ive been looking for this mark for hours but no luck yet !!
Info welcome please :-)especially if you think you know what it is ??
I think it may be a flower frog vase? Best guess. I do not recognize the hallmark. :(
I'm with MrsWarren..... You could put a lot of long stemmed flowers in all those openings. It would look spectacular !
Thank you Mrs Warren & mikelv85 , I wouldnt have thought of that !! Haven't seen one before ...!
Seems funny talking to Mrs Warren as my wife and my mother are both Mrs Warren too !!!!
Thanx again sd
Thanx aghcollect :-)
SurfDub,
We get around ;}
Certainly do Mrs Warren ...! ;-)
Thanx tom61375, vetraio50, :-)
I would use this just as a foliage vase - love the squared off shape and the colour is great too!
Thanks racer4four for your comments .. sounds like a good idea !! I think it would look nice with a bit of both - flowers & foliage. ? Cheers sd
Thanks sean68 :-)
Try rubbing some white powder (talc) of any source to highlight mark....OR you can also try ( ashes) for dark highlight to see which you get for a better highlight of the mark.....and repost for us.
I can not tell what the mark is as need a clearer pic.....to me .....mark Looks like *Beehive in a Triangle* right now to me..............LOL
the location of the holes on the sidewalls would seem to work well as a flower frog vase. I've seen similar pieces sold as a potpourri vase/pot.
Thanx Tallcakes for your commentsi think Potpourri wouldnt fit through the hole !! Its definatly a flower frog and will look great with a mix of foliage and flowers .. I could always put incense sticks in every hole and make my house stink!!! Ha !! Lol :-)))
I think it was made in Germany by Waechtersbach between the late 19th-early 20th century. Here’s a link to a piece showing the mark in the stamp, not impressed form.
http://potterymarks.blogspot.com/2012/10/waechtersbach-germany-mark.html
Thank you again maryh1956, ill try and get a clearer picture of the mark as its definatly a letter "A" in the upturned triangle not a bee hive mark ,
many many thanx for looking :-) sd