Mid-Century West German Pottery Bowl with Colorful Radial Design  modernist French art marked as an incense box

marked as an incense box (and I think has been

this curious small stone carved figure

I believe this piece dates from the first quarter of the 20th century and would have been made for the tourist market

though one alone makes for a lovely little surprise anywhere

Mid-Century West German Pottery Bowl with Colorful Radial Design  modernist French art marked as an incense boxSpringtime always seems to put me in the mood to buy potterywhether vases for flowers or a colorful bowl like this that just feels sunshine. There is a very faint Germany mark on the underside, which was often used for post war West German pottery while West and East were divided (and clearly this is a mid c. piece, but I am not certain of the maker and havent been able to find its likeness out there. Whatever the case, it takes a pretty striking