Lot #101: Mid-Century Georgian Ceramic Bud Vase, Incised "Mtskheta" Mark

- Vase; ceramic/pottery - Matte black/dark brown body with brown glazed accents and glossy red raised decorative relief - Mid-to-late 20th-century Georgian studio pottery (Mtskheta) - Incised Mkhedruli mark on base reading "მცხეთა" (Mtskheta) with three small stamped dots - About 10 in (25 cm) tall - Condition: good; some surface wear, scratches, small chips and paint loss The item in the image is a vintage ceramic bud vase featuring a dark, matte black finish accented by glossy red decorative relief patterns. It is designed with a distinctive rounded, bulbous base that tapers upwards into a long, slender trumpet neck.This specific style of handmade art pottery is highly characteristic of Mid-Century studio design, often matching the aesthetics produced by artisan makers or mid-century European studios like Karlsruhe Majolika. Pieces featuring this particular contrast—matte charcoal or black clay body decorated with raised, glossy colored "studs" or triangle relief marks—were popular decorative home goods throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The maker's mark on the bottom of your vase is written in the Georgian alphabet (Mkhedruli script) and reads "მცხეთა", which translates to Mtskheta.Mtskheta is one of the oldest cities in the country of Georgia and was a prominent Soviet-era center for handcrafted folk ceramics and professional studio pottery during the 20th century.Maker's Mark BreakdownThe Text: The hand-incised script clearly spells out მცხეთა (M-ts-kh-e-t-a), identifying its origin or the workshop where it was thrown.The Three Dots: The three small indentations stamped above the city's name were likely used as a quality control mark, an artisan's personal signature, or a batch/mold identification code used by the studio.This confirms your bud vase is a piece of mid-to-late 20th-century Georgian studio pottery, beautifully combining local clay traditions with the distinctive matte-and-gloss modernist aesthetics of the era. Pickup category timeslot {A}