Lidded Foliage Jar, Medium

A lidded ceramic jar of considered proportion, hand painted with foliage motifs that speak to the long tradition of botanical ornament in decorative arts. The glazed body is finished with gold detailing, its brass appointments lending a quiet metallic warmth that bridges the vessel's artisanal character with something more formally architectural. At fifteen and a half inches tall, it holds its presence on a console or library shelf without demanding it — the mark of an object that has been genuinely designed rather than merely produced. A piece from John Richard that rewards the kind of room where accumulation is curated and nothing is incidental.