Vintage Hand-Carved Pottery Vase - Sgraffito Engraved Blue and Pink Fish Motif
VINTAGE, HANDMADE. Wheel-thrown ceramic piece with a decorative sgraffito technique where the surface layer is scratched through to reveal a lower layer of a contrasting color. This results in a kind of carved, two-tone effect that's both visual and tactile. Artists use this technique to create intricate patterns, images (like the fish), or textures.
Sgraffito has been used for centuries across cultures—from ancient Islamic ceramics to Italian Renaissance pottery, and in modern studio ceramics too. The imagery resembles fish, rendered in a folk or rustic style, possibly suggesting cultural or symbolic significance.
Origin is unknown, however the style and color palette—earthy tones with carved figures—can be found in Mexican or Central American folk pottery, often depicting animals, daily life, or mythology. This could also be a one-of-a-kind piece from a studio potter, especially from the mid-20th century American craft movement, when potters embraced both folk influences and experimental glazing and decoration.
Great vintage condition consistent with age.
SIZE: 8.5” diam x 8”T; Top Opening 0.75”W
VINTAGE, HANDMADE. Wheel-thrown ceramic piece with a decorative sgraffito technique where the surface layer is scratched through to reveal a lower layer of a contrasting color. This results in a kind of carved, two-tone effect that's both visual and tactile. Artists use this technique to create intricate patterns, images (like the fish), or textures.
Sgraffito has been used for centuries across cultures—from ancient Islamic ceramics to Italian Renaissance pottery, and in modern studio ceramics too. The imagery resembles fish, rendered in a folk or rustic style, possibly suggesting cultural or symbolic significance.
Origin is unknown, however the style and color palette—earthy tones with carved figures—can be found in Mexican or Central American folk pottery, often depicting animals, daily life, or mythology. This could also be a one-of-a-kind piece from a studio potter, especially from the mid-20th century American craft movement, when potters embraced both folk influences and experimental glazing and decoration.
Great vintage condition consistent with age.
SIZE: 8.5” diam x 8”T; Top Opening 0.75”W
VINTAGE, HANDMADE. Wheel-thrown ceramic piece with a decorative sgraffito technique where the surface layer is scratched through to reveal a lower layer of a contrasting color. This results in a kind of carved, two-tone effect that's both visual and tactile. Artists use this technique to create intricate patterns, images (like the fish), or textures.
Sgraffito has been used for centuries across cultures—from ancient Islamic ceramics to Italian Renaissance pottery, and in modern studio ceramics too. The imagery resembles fish, rendered in a folk or rustic style, possibly suggesting cultural or symbolic significance.
Origin is unknown, however the style and color palette—earthy tones with carved figures—can be found in Mexican or Central American folk pottery, often depicting animals, daily life, or mythology. This could also be a one-of-a-kind piece from a studio potter, especially from the mid-20th century American craft movement, when potters embraced both folk influences and experimental glazing and decoration.
Great vintage condition consistent with age.
SIZE: 8.5” diam x 8”T; Top Opening 0.75”W