Elle Vase

Small Elle pottery vase (and cats).  The artist was Birgitte Skyttern, the shape of this vase is 929.

One of the best things about Elle pottery is how "Elle" is written on the bottom.  If you're not familiar with the company, the name isn't always easy to read, so if you use some creative eBay searches you can usually find pieces that are listed wrong.  For example, pieces with this signature are sometimes listed as E''E. 

Now I've given away one of my secrets...

Elle Bowl

I love the deep blue glaze on this one.  The mark on the bottom of this bowl is different than most of mine - it looks like it was put on with a wax-resist method instead of painted on.  I believe it was designed by Birgette Skyttern based on "BS39."  The shape is 703B - I have round bowls that are shape 703, so I'm guessing this is just one of those but they squished the sides in to make it triangular and added the B to the number.

Elle Plates

I recently got these four Elle plates, all shape number 550 but with different decos.

I love this one, designed by Birgitte Skyttern.

These two (above and below) have the same pattern but different colors, and are by Harald Lahn.

Elle Bowl

There is something about the design on this bowl that reminds me of a Ukrainian egg, even though it is all black and white.

Today is Mother's Day in the US, and I've made a banana cream pie for dessert with my parents.

New Elle Vase

We got a new little Elle vase today, designed by Birgitte Skyttern.  ...and enjoyed an aquavit and tonic after work.  I can't wait for some really hot weather - they'll taste even better then!