Mid-Century Dark Brown Ceramic Pitcher with Hand-Painted Circles and Suns silver-plate including that "the cigars herein

including that "the cigars herein contained were manufactured to retail at more than five cents each and not more than eight cents

That pillow has some weight

this handblown glass flask likely once had a leather or perhaps wicker cover over its top half

original to the making of the piece

were once displayed as wall ornaments: I carefully peeled some old adhesive off of their backs

Mid-Century Dark Brown Ceramic Pitcher with Hand-Painted Circles and Suns silver-plate including that "the cigars hereinJust a terrific pitcher or coffee pot, with a great silhouette and wonderful surface decoration rendered in a few shades of lighter brown plus a couple of spots of deep red at the center of what look little suns or flowers. Elegant and cheerful both, and also decidedly mid century, this would be great on the table year round as well as on the sideboard filled with flowers. I am not certain of the maker but believe it to be Scandanavian; there appears