Andersen Design Mid-Century Tall Elliptical Vase with Tree wicker demijohn with all of the hinges

with all of the hinges working well and the drawer opening with ease

or wrap a ribbon around the handle and hang it from the wall

It measures approximately 11" tall x 6 3/4" wide x 4" deep

a lot of them actually made by women in internment camps during WWII

Andersen Design Mid-Century Tall Elliptical Vase with Tree wicker demijohn with all of the hingesThis striking vase is a quintessential example of the mid century work of Andersen Design Studio, a pottery studio in East Boothbay, Maine founded by the late Weston (1922 2015) and Brenda Andersen in 1952. I really love the sensibilities this piece brings together: one part Brutalist, one part Organic Modern, and one part pure Maine! The body, with a bit of a grainy texture, is kind of a stony gray bisque, and the wonderfully branching bare tree an