Beautiful, genuine vintage piece of American art pottery from Frankoma. This is their Model 82M round scalloped warming base, masterfully cast out of classic Oklahoma red terracotta clay and finished in their strikingly deep, glossy "Onyx Black" glaze.
This functional tabletop piece features a multi-vented central cavity built to hold a standard votive or tea light candle, allowing you to keep coffee carafes, teapots, bean pots, or small casserole dishes perfectly warm while serving at the dinner table.
**Item Specifications:**
* Manufacturer: Frankoma Pottery (Handcrafted in USA)
* Model Number: 82M (Clearly stamped/impressed on the interior terracotta underside alongside the "FRANKOMA" maker's mark)
* Glaze Finish: Onyx Black (High Gloss)
* Style: Mid-Century Modern Scalloped Base
* Exact Measurements: Stands 3" tall with a maximum outer top edge diameter of 5" (please see listing photos with tape measure overlay for verification).
**Condition Details:**
This vintage piece is in excellent, structurally sound pre-owned condition with NO chips, NO cracks, and NO flea bites along the top scalloped peaks or circular air vents.
Please note: The high-gloss black exterior features prominent, uniform glaze "crazing" (a fine, spiderweb-like network of tiny lines in the glass finish). This is a completely standard and natural characteristic of vintage Frankoma pottery over Sapulpa red clay as it ages and is not a defect or cracked paint. The unglazed interior rim reveals the natural terracotta red clay color from factory production firing. The piece is exceptionally clean and free of old candle wax or soot residue.
What you see in the listing photos is exactly what will be securely shipped to your doorstep. Ships via USPS Ground Advantage wrapped in heavy-duty bubble padding protection.