Vintage Terracotta Pot with Bats antique-sideboard representative of the empress in

representative of the empress in China and a symbol for beauty and grace

this is a beautiful

The top surface is set with a sanded rattan panel

The outer frame is painted with flowers in gold

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Vintage Terracotta Pot with Bats antique-sideboard representative of the empress inThese lovely stoneware pots are great as indoor plant holders. They were produced around the mid 20th century, originally used to store oil or wine. Each one incorporates four upside bats around the centre as a symbol for good luck. In Chinese words for "upside down" and "arrive" are homonyms, as are the words for "bat" and "fortune" so the inverted image of a bat is meant to convey the idea that happiness is arriving from heaven. Note that each pot