Ceramic Vase With Trompe l'Oeil Bark Pattern special box of a floating lily pad

of a floating lily pad

This piece I believe is a portion of an antique Middle Eastern camel saddle bag

or European Art Pottery

If not to be used as a palette

This would be equally fabulous at the center of a long farmhouse table or on the counter of a minimal white kitchen

Ceramic Vase With Trompe l'Oeil Bark Pattern special box of a floating lily padThis finely made, wonderfully detailed small vase is incised and sculpted to resemble the trunk of a tree, complete with knots and the stump of a branch. With a load of personality and terrific from every view, it would make the perfect bedside vase for a cabin in the woods, but also brings a refined rustic sensibility to any setting. Great with a sprig or two of red berries or evergreen! The vase is signed on the bottom but I am uncertain of the