East Germany. Circa 1970.

Glazed ceramic vase from VEB Haldensleben, a state-owned ceramic factory in East Germany, located in the northern German city of Haldensleben. It was established in 1945 through the nationalization of the Carstens brothers' factory in Uffrecht, which occurred after the division of Germany at the end of World War II. The factory closed in 1990, following the German reunification.