Lapid Israël Mid-Century Wax Resist Patterned Brown Vase leopard pin natives with shields

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14 1/2” long x 3” widest diameter (where handle meets bowl) and in excellent antique condition

Coffee: 4 3/4" t x 4 1/8" d

It is truly a beautiful object

if facing it) and a little bit of aging to the finish on the top of the sides (which looks a bit like crackling

Lapid Israël Mid-Century Wax Resist Patterned Brown Vase leopard pin natives with shieldsI've had a few different mid century Lapid Israel vases and really loved each of them reminscent of Scandinavian and West German modernist ceramics, but with their own distinct sensibility. While there is not a lot written about Lapid Pottery Works, I do know it which was founded in 1949 in Tel Aviv and operated there until sometimes in the 1980s, producing kitchenware and sanitary ware in addition to the hand painted art ware pieces for which they