Hand-painted Mid Century Norwegian Bottle Style Vase calligraphy instruction while the interior is glazed

while the interior is glazed to make the planter watertight

with an opening of 4 1/4" across

though have not been able to trace it

this is one of the loveliest I've seen--stretching just over thirty inches long and terminating in an elegant ball in cage with a perfectly pointy tip

which I believe was made to hold a pie plate

Hand-painted Mid Century Norwegian Bottle Style Vase calligraphy instruction while the interior is glazedI am not sure the maker of this vintage pottery vase signed "Handmade in Norway" and numbered on the bottom but am sure it date to the mid 20th c, and find it super sweet and cheerful. Filled with a bunch of daisies and placed on the kitchen counter or breakfast table, I think it would feel like a pure dose of Hygge, and who doesn't need a little more of that? The vase has been well used, and shows staining around the opening and some crazing to the