Gorgeous Blue and White Presumed Mid Century Danish Faience Vase museum of modern art catalogue losing the tips of his

losing the tips of his ears and one of his horns as well as some of his paint in the process

There are a total of six chip-carved layers (five stacked on top of the base layer) and what I believe is its original glass (which I removed to photograph it) with a sturdily attached wired back for hanging

Though showing a fair amount of loss

This miniature cast sterling silver polar bear is just an exquisite little object

the other side seems once to have had them as well but they were removed

Gorgeous Blue and White Presumed Mid Century Danish Faience Vase museum of modern art catalogue losing the tips of hisSwoon to my eye, this is just about a perfect thing, which my photos don't do full justice; there is something about the interaction between my iPhone camera and this vase that makes the surface decoration (hand painted using a resist technique for the crescent shapes I believe) appear a bit blurry, when really everything about this feels super crisp. It feels 100% mid century Danish to me (like a super painterly version of Inge Lise Koefoed's pieces