I like this,with the black ring as a highlight,as for the wide base,there`s the it needs to be thinner brigade and the leave it wide brigade,people who but them,I would think,would like a wider base,to save from keeping getting knocked over while dusting etc;,then there`s the woodturners,wher shape and form is paramount,I think its just down to individual taste personaly and like both ways of designing the bases of vases,and it gets people discussing the merits of both,cheers,
Eric.