Mid 20th Century Incised Italian Fluted Hand-Painted Vase

Description

One feels they are in an artist's rustic studio when handling this base. A fanciful flight of imagination, color and … more One feels they are in an artist's rustic studio when handling this base. A fanciful flight of imagination, color and whimsy embue this scallop-edged vase with molded handles. The typical hand painting has been enlivened with deftly carved outlines of birds, grapes, pears and plants. These have been filled in with muted tones of light yellow, ochre, purple, sky blue and pink. A pink bird and another one with pink wings, indeed! Incised on base with "Italy" and "40." less