Large Mid-Century Matte Black Italian Ceramic Planter vintage Japanese clown doll and a nice gift for

and a nice gift for a favorite co-worker or schedule keeper

and illuminating as not only desirable ends in themselves but also as practical avenues to mastery of typography

likely earlyish

I'm in love with this vase

but overall in very good condition

Large Mid-Century Matte Black Italian Ceramic Planter vintage Japanese clown doll and a nice gift forThis planter has about the most beautiful form I can imagine, with wide bowl rising gracefully from cylindrical body, making for a truly stunning silhouette. Glazed matte black, it bears a strong resemblance to Californian Architectural Pottery pieces from the 1950s and 1960s, and also a fair resemblance to some pieces designed by Ettore Sottsass for Bitossi, but I have not found its exact match. It is signed 683 Italy in yellow orange on the bottom.