handmade ikebana vase with brass flower frog

vase 5.5" x 3.25"
frog 3.25" x 1"

handmade ceramic ikebana vase by Oregon ceramicist Constance Spurlock (1916-2013), paired with a brass flower frog. sold as a set. vase and frog are in excellent vintage condition with a lovely patina on the frog.

frog is removable and may be used with a separate vessel, however, these two pieces seem almost made for each other. the frog sits perfectly in the wide bowl, just above the lower portion where water would sit to hold the stems.

from the Oregonian:
Constance Spurlock studied ceramics with Glen Lukens in California and later continued her ceramic studies under Arthur Baggs and Ray Grimm. After graduation from college, she taught grade school and married just before her husband departed to fight in World War II. It was against school policy to employ married women and she resented that she was soon asked to leave. She spent many active years supporting the Oregon Ceramic Studio and its successors (Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Museum of Contemporary Craft) and was a prolific potter. Few children visited her home without being given a lump of clay to manipulate. She was a curious person and a modernist. Never happy without a project to work on, she extended her creative powers to designing and building her house and garden, making furniture, painting, quilting and cooking exceptional sweets.