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Found: hand-painted ceramic vase with dragonfly motif
St Augustine
Found
listing
Posted
3 months
ago
Description
I found a hand-painted ceramic vase this morning around 10:15am behind the Colonial Quarter gift shop on St. George Street, near Charlotte Street. It’s about 9 inches tall, with a teal glaze and a cobalt blue dragonfly motif running along the rim. There’s a tiny chip on the lip and a faint maker’s mark on the bottom that reads 'Ortega Studio.' The glaze and weight feel like a gift or a treasured piece, and it caught my eye sitting on a bench by the brick wall. If you think this is yours, I’ll hold onto it and can share a photo of the bottom mark for verification.
Approximate found location
St Augustine
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