Vase Help

I bought this at a estate sale but I really don't know what it would be used for. Would it be a bud vase or just for decoration? I haven't took off the sticker on the bottom but does it look hand blown? It cost 70 dollars at one time. Thanks everybody for all the help you have given me.

 

bar code means mass produced

 

I had one rather similar to yours - the blue was more "stripes" than "dots", but otherwise, it was much the same. My daughter has it at her place, or I would provide a photo. I bought it in Mexico in 1991.

I bought these 2 at the same time. The clear one has a sterling silver "bow" around the neck. I've always just heard them called "ball vases".

I have used them for flowers and to root cuttings from houseplants. At the moment, they are just "on display" in the downstairs powder room, on what used to be a CD rack:

 

Not neccesserily