Pair of Vintage Swiss Wooden Cutout Animals in the Manner of Antonio Vitali linen textile maybe made in Japan

maybe made in Japan

possibly original to the piece and visible only when turned upside down

I really love the form and texture of this contemporary basket

with a fabulous all-over triangular relief pattern and drippy green and salmon-colored glaze over cream slip

fully equipped and ready to get to work

Pair of Vintage Swiss Wooden Cutout Animals in the Manner of Antonio Vitali linen textile maybe made in JapanThese wooden animals dogs, I'd think? feel so familiar, but I haven't been able to figure out their maker. Certainly they bear a very strong resemblance to the animals of Swiss toy designer and maker Antonio Vitali (who also designed many toys produced by Creative Playthings), and there is a Made in Switzerland sticker on the underside. At any rate, I think they make a pretty great modernist pair to sit on a shelf somewhere and also indestructible