Magritte-esque Vintage Tabacco Jar with Hand-Painted Pipe in Relief! art pottery narcissus or amaryllis

narcissus or amaryllis

which I have not attempted to polish

with the oak re-stained a nice mahogany

The interior of the lid and body reveals the stunning original

a signature of Yup'ik baskets

Magritte-esque Vintage Tabacco Jar with Hand-Painted Pipe in Relief! art pottery narcissus or amaryllisI can't look at this fabulous vessel without thinking of Magritte's Ceci nest pas un pipe! I think its a vintage tobacco jar, which likely once had a lid, but which now I think would make a pretty great vase. Its very nicely made, with the hand painted pipe rendered in relief, additional relief patterns up the sides and around the neck, and a mark that looks sort of like a C on the bottom. While Id like to imagine the maker of the vessel had Magrittes