Mid-Century White, Mustard and Brown Italian Pottery Vase with Undulating Form vintage copper box This hand-thrown stoneware bowl

This hand-thrown stoneware bowl

I have seen similarly shaped brushes described as barber's brushes or neck brushes

5 7/8" tall x 2 7/8" diameter at widest

credited as the originator of Oaxacan "alebrijes"  wooden animal carvings

Otherwise this piece is very good condition

Mid-Century White, Mustard and Brown Italian Pottery Vase with Undulating Form vintage copper box This hand-thrown stoneware bowlThis mid century Italian pottery vase is a real stunner. It also feels a bit post modern to me, like a nod to a grecian urn, or a frieze, with its brown squiggles set against bright white and framed in mustard yellow almost like abstracted figures marching around the perimeter of the vase. The hand thrown and manipulated form is terrific too, with undulating sides giving it a great dynamism, different from every view. Really a terrific piece. I found