Large Mid-Century Matte Black Italian Ceramic Planter vintage Japanese clown doll this large West German Georg

this large West German Georg Schmider bowl features a satin white body animated by a  cheerful incised surface design of interlocking circles with pops of red

chocolates

10" wide x 10" deep x 8 7/8" tall

) with great taste

fur-trimmed coat

Large Mid-Century Matte Black Italian Ceramic Planter vintage Japanese clown doll this large West German GeorgThis planter has about the most beautiful form I can imagine, with wide bowl rising gracefully from cylindrical body, making for a truly stunning silhouette. Glazed matte black, it bears a strong resemblance to Californian Architectural Pottery pieces from the 1950s and 1960s, and also a fair resemblance to some pieces designed by Ettore Sottsass for Bitossi, but I have not found its exact match. It is signed 683 Italy in yellow orange on the bottom.