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Ceramic Vase Hand Made Stoneware Pottery BOLESLAWIEC Warsaw Poland Vtg - $75 (old town chicago)
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Ceramic Vase Hand Made Stoneware Pottery BOLESLAWIEC Warsaw Poland Vtg 60s.
Perfect for gift-giving. This hand made ceramic/stoneware pottery vase was a gift, purchased in the 1960s at "Zaklady Ceramiczne Boleslawieic/Warsaw, Poland." It is brown and tan, heavyweight stoneware/ceramic pottery, finished with a brown glaze and tan pattern design. The vase is authentic, not a knock-off, and sold in many souvenir shops around Warsaw and other Polish cities. BOLESLAWIEC specializes in one-of-a-kind unique patterns, and this vase is guaranteed to be unique/one-of-a-kind. BOLESLAWIEC has been in business over 200 years. Original sticker residue is still at bottom of vase. Stored in a cool dry place. Comes from a smoke-free/pet-free home.
Measures 8" high X 3" wide dia. at the base X 5" wide at widest point.
About Stoneware:
Stoneware is dense pottery fired at high temperatures to make it resistant to liquids, or non-porous. It is made from clay, but is more durable than other kinds of pottery and earthenware. Stoneware gets its name from its stone-like qualities. Stoneware is a rather broad term for pottery or other ceramics fired at a relatively high temperature. A modern technical definition is a vitreous or semi-vitreous ceramic made primarily from stoneware clay or non-refractory fire clay. The word ceramics refer to various items made from clay that have been heated to very high temperature and hardened. Ceramic is a broad category which includes earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain. Therefore, stoneware is a type of ceramic.