Description
A South African glazed earthenware posy ring vase by Lucia Ware. Its circular form incorporates a water reservoir, raised central ring and gently undulating outer rim for arranging small flowers. It is finished in a glossy yellow glaze. Measuring 5 cm (height) × 17.5 cm (width). It is in excellent condition, with no chips, cracks or damage.
The base is impressed with the catalogue number “4001”. Documented marked examples identify number 4001 as Lucia Ware’s circular posy ring vase.
Yes. The impressed number and documented catalogue match confirm this as Lucia Ware form 4001, produced by Boksburg East Potteries in South Africa. It is consistent with mid-20th-century production.
- Maker: Lucia Ware, South Africa
- Dimensions: 5 cm high x 17.5 cm wide
- Condition: Excellent
- Features: A South African glazed earthenware posy ring vase by Lucia Ware. Its circular form incorporates a water reservoir, raised central ring and gently undulating outer rim for arranging small flowers. It is finished in a glossy yellow glaze.
- Period: Mid 20th century, circa 1945 to the 1950s
- SKU: SKU-00448
Collectors may appreciate its documented catalogue number, unusual circular flower-arranging form, softly scalloped rim and cheerful yellow glaze.
Related browsing includes the Lucia Ware Large Black Ceramic Gondola Planter Vase Style 6008, the yellow Lucia Ware gondola planter and the South African Ceramics collection.