A Floral White Wednesday

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While I don’t often do cut flowers - preferring to see them blooming with life - I seem to have acquired a number of floral vases and pots, particularly those with an iris motif. I thought White Wednesday would be a good chance to dust them off and thrust them into the sunshine for a moment of glory!

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Two of the vases have sentimental value, as they were bought for my mothers many years ago.

I chose the large, rounded vase for my mother-in-law on her birthday one year. She loved flowers and kept it filled most of the time. It is stamped ‘Kaiser of West Germany, designed by K. Nossek’.

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The cylindrical vase is by Sadler of England, and became my mother’s favourite as soon as I gave it to her. Of course, I only saw it with flowers in it when I gave them to her…otherwise, it was put away in the cupboard, to be kept for ‘good’!

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The other pieces are thrift store finds and none cost more than a dollar or so each..

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This delightful little piece has flowers front and back and was made by Medley of San Francisco.









The ginger jar and small pitcher are made in Japan, and the two plant pots have no marks to incicate their origin.
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I love the little vase below marked pulmonaria obscura. It is stamped, ‘Arabia Finland. Design by Esteii Tomula’

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Like so many of our collectables, monetary consideration has very little to do with why we cherish them. These pretty pieces make me smile, and that is more than enough reason to place them on my window sill to admire...
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