On our way to New Plymouth for the Porcelain Exhibition, we stopped in Te Awamutu for a coffee. Right over the road from the coffee shop was an Antique Shop and sitting in the front window, in pride of place, was this vase.
It had been badly damaged and the owner of the shop let me take it home for just a few dollars. His loss that it had been damaged, but my gain!
I shall use it as an inspiration to paint an 18" vase I have that is a similar shape to this 24" vase. Meantime it dominates our lounge, taking pride of place on a coffee table!
