Mark Valcera Switzerland vintage 1950s/1960s pottery jug vase. Rare fat lava era ceramic. Blue/green & white horse, sgrafitto. Shape #45 pot

A fabulous and hard to find Mark Valcera jug-shaped vase, from Switzerland. Signed to the base with 'Valcera 45 Swisse' with a maker's logo to the centre. Circa mid century 1950s or 1960s fat lava era, and very much in that West German shape of vase, with Italian style decor. It's shape/form no 45.

It's a blue/green tone, with black and off-white drawings, over a pale grey. The artist has hand-painted or drawn a stylised rearing horse with foliage and patterns around. It looks sgraffito (scratched in) with watercolour blue/green painting, see photos. All matte glazes.

Excellent condition for age and era. No chips or cracks or crazing etc. Handmade/hand decorated, so all as manufactured. Just under 20cm or 8" tall - abut 19.7cm. Rim is just over 3cm wide - so suitable for a few statement stems if used.

Free P&P to the UK.