Description
Horizontal ribs step around the glossy black body of this Lucia Ware model 2011 beehive-shaped vase.
The underside bears the impressed LUCIA mark and model number 2011. Lucia Ware is a range from Boksburg East Potteries in Boksburg, South Africa. Beehive describes the shape rather than a verified catalogue name. The rounded body narrows beneath a short flared neck, with light reflecting along each raised ring. Beehive describes the visible silhouette rather than a verified catalogue name. The plain black glaze keeps attention on the repeated moulded contours, providing a shape-based contrast with Lucia Ware's pierced mantel vases and elongated gondola forms. For comparison, the Lucia Ware Black Ceramic Mantel Vase Style 5803 and the Lucia Ware Large Black Ceramic Gondola Planter Vase Style 6008 provide related examples of form, decoration or maker within the store.
- Maker: Lucia Ware, Boksburg East Potteries, South Africa
- Dimensions: 10 cm (height) × 9 cm (width)
- Condition: Excellent condition, with no chips or cracks. The product photographs form part of the condition description.
- Features: A small ceramic vase with a rounded beehive-shaped body, moulded horizontal ribs and a short flared neck. A glossy black glaze covers the exterior and interior, highlighting the stepped contours.
- Period: Mid 20th century, estimated from the supplied identification; exact production year unconfirmed
- SKU: SKU-00660
A decorative piece for collectors of South African ceramics, Lucia Ware or glazed display pieces.