Vintage Mid Century Modern ceramic vase with handle, dark blue glaze with abstract rose / majolica mixed, partially heart shaped 'clouds' around, John Baum stoneware, signed on the bottom, 1980s.

The vase is c.4.3/4" high and c.4.3/4" [12.2cm] across; c.5.1/2" [14cm] wide including handle; 2.1/2" across at the bottom. The opening is 7/8" across. No chips, no hairlines, no creases, very good / fine condition.

"Every piece of pottery is made by hand by me and signed with my name. This kind of business life has taught me much – influenced how I view economics. It has illustrated for me, in a concrete way, the notion of a value-added, production-based economy. What enters my shop with very little value exits my shop exponentially more valuable by virtue of the use of my hands, mind and time." [John Bauman]

"Tucked away southwest of Warsaw, Indiana, just a few miles off of U.S. 30, sits a potter's sanctuary. Not just any potter's sanctuary, but one owned, worked, dirtied and loved by John Bauman. Bauman, who owns, operates and is the sole potter of Bauman Stoneware, has been honing his craft for decades, creating beautiful, functional art for the public. The passion he has for pottery is evident in the pieces he makes. Like any great artist, nothing comes easy. If art came easy, then it wouldn't be art. It'd simply be product..." [excerpt from the article by J. Hubner, 2012

Rates vary per zone/ country, we will adjust shipping costs with the invoice.

US: Priority (c 2-4 days) --------- $20.50
Canada: Priority (c 2-7 weeks) --- $52.50
World: Priority (c 2-8 weeks) ---- $79.50