Mid-Century Modern Bright White Ceramic Vase with Colorful, Painterly Spots lacquer bowl with fish among many others

among many others

as were these

these boxes feature in museum collections around the world

and there is a bit of mildewing

adding the perfect final touch to the carefully considered ensemble of a finely dressed woman or man heading off to an important engagement

Mid-Century Modern Bright White Ceramic Vase with Colorful, Painterly Spots lacquer bowl with fish among many othersSuch a luscious vase! Definitely mid century and Italian I believe (the white glazed bottom is common to Bitossi), but I am not 100% certain as it is unmarked and I have not found another like it), this vase feels rather like a second generation AbEx painting, with its painterly big black and green spots topped with drippy orange blobs here and there. These really pop against the super bright white ground, giving this piece a striking elegance in