Lorenzen Lantz, Nova Scotia Purple and Yellow Mushroom Sculpture white ceramic vase with polka dots 2" across at lip

2" across at lip

where he has written in big letters: PLEASE Do Not Put in Water

I am guessing 1930s or early 40s

Europe and the U

and red with some print on it for the tail

Lorenzen Lantz, Nova Scotia Purple and Yellow Mushroom Sculpture white ceramic vase with polka dots 2" across at lipI found my first Lantz mushroom piece a number of months ago and have been on the lookout ever since, as these are quite exquisite, and highly collectible, little things! What makes them really wonderful is their specificity these have been used as teaching tools due to their accuracy in representing the fine details of each particular species of mushroom they portray. The name of the species in this case it looks to be "Russ dagueletti" is incised on