Pretty Hand-painted Cream and Blue Handled Vase, Presumed Mid-C Scandanavian carving of kissing couple Carved into the underside in

Carved into the underside in capital letters is what appears to be "PEDICA"

1940s or early 50s

Good as soap dishes or trinket trays if not on the table

and would support screws or hooks for hanging it

Pretty Hand-painted Cream and Blue Handled Vase, Presumed Mid-C Scandanavian carving of kissing couple Carved into the underside inI suppose it's possible that this vessel once had a lid, but even if it did, I at least would stash it away and just use this as a vase. There's no mark on it, but it certainly feels mid century Scandanavian, and I'd think Danish specifically. Just pretty. I might fill it with tall grasses or cattails for winter, and then a few first branches of forsythia or redbud in early spring. Very good vintage condition, no chips or cracks. As documented, there