Featured Very strange ornate vase

Looks like something out of Lord of the Rings. The person I got it from thought it was early 20th century but was just guessing. Any ideas?

 

I'd guess Amphora repro, or inspired by Amphora, but WDIK? Is that a pencil mark near 12 o'clock in the last pic?

 

Thanks CD. I think it is a pencil mark but is no more readable in the flesh than what you're seeing in the photo.
Forgive my ignorance but what's WDIK?
Also it's got a tiny bit of crazing. At its worst (but still mild) on the base but a tiny bit on its handles too.

 

"What Do I Know".

 

Indeed, WDIK! Thanks Judy

 

I love that vase! It reminds me of "alienware" which was produced in places like Czechoslovakia in the 1920's - 1930's. I've got a small collection of alienware but this is far cooler than anything in my collection. I think it's also a bit older than any of my pieces.
Don

 

Alienware Don? That's a new one on me. Mind you, I know almost nothing about pottery.

Art nouveau amphora search seems to be giving me the most similar items.

 

The iridescent glaze baffles me,otherwise Id have sworn Austrian.That does look like "CH" at 12 o'clock. Im mad for this fantastic thing!

 

I'm with Don, my first thought was Czechoslovakia.

 

What's throwing me is the iridescence in the glaze.
Here's some Alienware

https://www.google.com/search?clien......0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.jeZkeUQgvwo

 

Is this rough area anything? The photo is kind of fuzzy so hard to tell.

 

I thought it might have been something the "Trekkies" left behind!!!!

 

YIKES!!!!!! After looking at "Alienware" ........... "THEY" REALLY have been here, haven't "THEY"!!!!! Some of it's pretty far out there.......to me at least! But....to each 'his' own!

 

It does look like it came from the palace of The Alien Overlord. heeheehee

But really, it is fantastic! I would give it shelf space any day.

 

Ditmar Urbach, I'll bet. They did some glazes like this, the lizard look too, the foot is right and a lot of it isn't signed or is very indistinct underglaze. That's mad, that one.

 

That's unusual and very very nice...I'd give it shelf space any day !!!!

 

I think CheersDears is onto something.
I can't find iridescent Czechoslovakian pottery. However, I can find Amphora iridescent pottery, and some of it has the little glass jewels imbedded.

 

That is so cool!!!

 

Some of the Gres Bijou pieces have the general look.

 

In my short time here and all the new terms and names I have learnt never once would I have thought alienware would be one of them. I must say I do like it if it is time to Google.