I just adore trophy shaped vases for no other reason that it’s so easy to write about them for Ugly Vase. I mean be serious, why does a vase need handles in the first place? If it was large enough to hold several gallons of water then I could understand handles might be useful due to the weight, but this vase stands barely four inches tall and to give it handles is just too pretentious.

Almost without exception a vase with handles is just the beginning though, something must click in the designers mind that once a vase has handles the rest of the decoration can be way over the top too and this vase is no exception. A creamy grey base coat, a foul maroon for the bottom and how about a gold trim for the lip? Why not just a touch of gold on the top of the handles? A few swirls in the body and a couple more lumps of clay to embellish the handles didn’t seem a step too far either.

If you ever see a trophy vase from a distance run a mile, I can promise you they’re even worse close up and a guarantee that the maker used every bit of artistic license going to run amok and produce a monstrosity.