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International Art China Ceramic Fruit Basket Cookie Jar - A glazed ceramic cookie jar designed as a basket filled with fruit. The two-part earthenware piece consists of a vessel base and a decorative lid. The circular base features a relief-molded white basket-weave pattern, topped with a pierced lattice-work rim accented by small molded fruit and leaf clusters. The removable lid is heavily ornamented with various fruits in high relief, including red apples, yellow pears, oranges, and clusters of purple grapes, all finished in a high-gloss glaze. A white, C-shaped handle with a textured basket-weave pattern is fixed to the center of the lid. The underside of the base features an incised mark reading INT L ART above CHINA and a small white adhesive label that reads HAND WASH ONLY, NOT RECOMMEND FOR DISHWASHER. Height: 11.5 inches.