🌿 The Tiny Temple Ewer Vase

🌿 The Tiny Temple Ewer Vase 🌿
 
🌿 This piece sports a jaunty, flared spout that looks as though it’s mid-song, and a handle so ornate it likely considers itself royalty.
 
🌿 The base is wrapped in a "repoussé" style skirt of acanthus leaves—the preferred foliage of ancient Greeks and particularly fancy garden gnomes although this piece is most likely of Italian origin.
 
🌿 It has a lovely aged patina, which is just a sophisticated way of saying it’s wearing its history like a well-loved jumper. The underside reveals the honest, sandy texture of the casting process, proving it wasn't born in a high-tech lab, but rather birthed from a hot, dusty crucible.
 
🌿 The Rococo Revival 🌿
 
Italian workshops during this era absolutely loved the Rococo style—think lots of curves, ornate handles, and fancy flourishes. This ewer has that exact "more is more" attitude.
 
🌿 The Acanthus Obsession 🌿
 
 The leafy pattern at the base is the Acanthus leaf, a classic motif of Italian design dating back to the Roman Empire. It’s basically the national plant of fancy Italian metalwork.
 
🌿 The Sand-Cast Secret 🌿
 
The slightly rough, grainy texture on the bottom is a sign of sand-casting. This was a traditional method used by many smaller Italian foundries to create souvenir pieces.
 
🌿 While many of these vases were made as mid-century (1950s) souvenirs, this piece has some "tells" that suggest it could be an elder statesman of the brass world—possibly dating back to the Late Victorian or Edwardian era (circa 1890–1910).
 
 
The is some wear on the brass as pictured.
 
All items are in vintage and antique preloved condition. Some minor surface scratches may be present.  I do my best to note and photograph any wear.  Please contact me with any further questions :)