Andersen Design Mid-Century Tall Elliptical Vase with Tree hand-decorated The hinges all work great

The hinges all work great and the brass latch is perfectly attached and lays flush

most visible on the underside of the rims

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in all manner of styles and materials

--old Indian cast bronze Dhorka box (the second of two in the shop

Andersen Design Mid-Century Tall Elliptical Vase with Tree hand-decorated The hinges all work greatThis striking vase is a quintessential example of the mid century work of Andersen Design Studio, a pottery studio in East Boothbay, Maine founded by the late Weston (1922 2015) and Brenda Andersen in 1952. I really love the sensibilities this piece brings together: one part Brutalist, one part Organic Modern, and one part pure Maine! The body, with a bit of a grainy texture, is kind of a stony gray bisque, and the wonderfully branching bare tree an