Round soliflore vase in stoneware by Stella Bakatsi, Greek ceramics from the 1970s.

Round soliflore vase in stoneware by Stella Bakatsi, Greek ceramics, 1970s-80s. Height: 7.5 cm. Diameter: 10 cm. Small round soliflore vase in glazed stoneware, signed Stella Bakatsi (Στέλλα Μπακατσή), Greek ceramic artist. Glaze in deep shades of purple and dark green. A small circular opening at the top allows for the placement of a flower or a slender branch. Born in Trikala, Greece in 1945, Stella Bakatsi lives and works in Athens. After studying English literature at the University of Athens (1964–1968), she trained in ceramics at the Central London Institute of Adult Education from 1974 to 1977. She established her studio in Athens in 1977 and has since developed a body of work that straddles the boundaries of ceramics, sculpture, and installation. In 2026, the ENOIKOS art space in Athens dedicated her first retrospective exhibition, celebrating five decades of a personal practice deeply connected to the materiality of ceramics. Excellent condition.