Vintage E&R Italy Mottle Glazed Ceramic Vessel

This item is a vintage ceramic vessel featuring a distinctive gray and white mottled or 'spatter' glaze on its exterior walls. The object is constructed from a red or buff earthenware clay, visible as a light brown unglazed ring around the base. The underside reveals a smooth white glaze marked with hand-painted black inscriptions including ITALY, the numerical code 90A/169, and the initials E&R, which likely refer to the importer or producer Ebeling & Reuss. The exterior glaze exhibits a textured appearance created by fine gray flecks against a white ground. Structurally, the vessel appears to have decorative cut-outs or a reticulated rim, and a beige crocheted or woven textile element is visible along the top edge, suggesting it may have been used as a planter or decorative bowl. Based on the marking style and glaze type, the piece likely dates from the 1950s to 1970s. The condition shows minor wear consistent with age, including some staining or patina on the exposed clay foot and slight darkening on the white base glaze, but no major chips or structural cracks are immediately evident in this view.