Northwood Tree Trunk Amethyst Jarndiniere

If you ever wondered what a funeral vase looked like before it was stretched and swung to become so tall, here is a beautiful example referred to as a jardiniere. Tom Mordini tells me that these vases have only been reported in the base color purple so if you ever see one of another color, you've got yourself a real rarity.

Don & Becky write, "We acquired the Tree Trunk Jardiniere at the ICGA Auction in July of 1990. The sale was conducted by Cooper Auctions and was from the collection of Harold Ludeman, a well known Northwood collector. It remains one of our favorite Tree Trunk items."

The Don & Becky Hamlet Collection

Article & Photos by Christina Katsikas