Arabia Saara Sugar Bowl, Vintage

Saara (a female given name) features a stencil printed decoration with cobalt blue and white flowers on brown and black. The finishing touch has been hand painted with blue and black stripes.

Saara was born in the studio of Anja Jaatinen-Winquist during the summer of love 1969. This pattern has a flower power, positivity and the peace-loving attitude of the hippie movement. The perfect decoration to bring happiness and joy to your day.

The pattern was made made using the air-brush stencil technique, which leaves the edges of the pattern beautifully soft and fuzzy. This technique has a strong vintage feel and was very popular in the 60s and 70s. The hand-painted stripes used as a finishing touch create a watercolour-like effect and bring variety to the colours and liveliness to the otherwise stable printed pattern. The hand-painting gives an authentic artisanal feel to this Nordic vintage series.

A sugar bowl is a container or a jar, usually used for serving sugar with coffee or tea. It can be used for interior decoration as well.

This beautiful sugar bowl shows some minor signs of wear, such as tiny scratches. The hand-painting and print is a bit inaccurate, there are small splatters or spreading of paint. There are some imperfections in the glazing, such as a few tiny bubbles, pinholes or uneven spots. The additional photos show examples.