I wish I had a bunch of these to put at each place setting on a dinner party table
I am guessing mid 19th century
which included a wonderful collection of mid-century art and design
This very finely hand-embroidered textile is an example of counted thread embroidery
which lends itself to the display of a couple of small sprigs or something significantly more dramatic
Steuler Keramik West German Mid-Century Modern Honey Brown Bottle Shaped Vase tin cannister I wish I had aA great example of mid century West German ceramics, this is a late 60s early 70s West Steuler Keramik honey brown glazed bottle shaped vase, believed to have been designed by Cari Zalloni. The vase's squarish form is softened via rounded corners, recesses to its two long sides, and the curves of the double banded rim that tops its neck, which, along with its warm, painterly glaze, make the form feel earthy and organic. Terrific for flowers, this