Pretty Hand-painted Cream and Blue Handled Vase, Presumed Mid-C Scandanavian lee rosen 19th century British

19th century British

who looks a bit sad for being immobile--and indeed I think it is partially the fact that these personified plants wear rather complex expressions that makes this especially great

and actually a fruit--in order to make chewing betel

there is a bit of visibility (bleed through) of text on opposite page--more pronounced in my photos than in actuality and not disrupting the clarity or readability of the text

and a few strokes of a thicker white paint--plus remnants of scotch tape in two places along the top edge

Pretty Hand-painted Cream and Blue Handled Vase, Presumed Mid-C Scandanavian lee rosen 19th century BritishI suppose it's possible that this vessel once had a lid, but even if it did, I at least would stash it away and just use this as a vase. There's no mark on it, but it certainly feels mid century Scandanavian, and I'd think Danish specifically. Just pretty. I might fill it with tall grasses or cattails for winter, and then a few first branches of forsythia or redbud in early spring. Very good vintage condition, no chips or cracks. As documented, there