Dramatic Art Nouveau Inspired Signed Art Pottery Vase with Incised Copper and Silver Decoration lion With gold banding at rim

With gold banding at rim and base

and very sweet

and giant phallus

I am uncertain as to whether it is bronze cast or iron cast with bronze finish (it is quite heavy for its size)

Kelly was known for studies of birds and animals

Dramatic Art Nouveau Inspired Signed Art Pottery Vase with Incised Copper and Silver Decoration lion With gold banding at rimThis large hand thrown ceramic vase features bold, deeply incised Art Nouveau inspired decoration around its in neck and shoulders in shades of copper, silver and white a flower, leaf and vine design that is striking against its black body. It would be especially dramatic filled with large white lilies or a few tall flowering branches, but is a thing of beauty that commands plenty of attention just on its own. The vase is signed with what looks like