Andersen Design Mid-Century Tall Elliptical Vase with Tree hand-decorated regardless

regardless

I am not sure how old they are or who made them as I haven't found any others quite like them

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

in all manner of styles and materials

which is much of what makes it so lovely

Andersen Design Mid-Century Tall Elliptical Vase with Tree hand-decorated regardlessThis 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