Magritte-esque Vintage Tabacco Jar with Hand-Painted Pipe in Relief! ochre especially of curves

especially of curves

It is signed on the bottom with what looks like "SJ" and is in great vintage condition

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Magritte-esque Vintage Tabacco Jar with Hand-Painted Pipe in Relief! ochre especially of curvesI can't look at this fabulous vessel without thinking of Magritte's Ceci nest pas un pipe! I think its a vintage tobacco jar, which likely once had a lid, but which now I think would make a pretty great vase. Its very nicely made, with the hand painted pipe rendered in relief, additional relief patterns up the sides and around the neck, and a mark that looks sort of like a C on the bottom. While Id like to imagine the maker of the vessel had Magrittes