Blue hand-painted ceramic vase with violets
Description
I'm posting this in the Art & Decorative Items category. I'm Priya Patel. I lost my blue hand-painted ceramic vase yesterday around 3pm. It's about 6 inches tall, 4 inches across, with a glossy cobalt glaze and tiny hand-painted violet flowers. There's a small chip on the rim and a faint glaze crack near the lip. On the bottom there's a tiny sticker with the initials AP. I had it with me near Blackwell's on Broad Street, Oxford, right outside the Bodleian Library entrance. It was a gift from my grandmother, so it's really sentimental to me. If anyone finds it, please email me. I'd be forever grateful.
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