Yeah, the vase is simply close to the camera.
Mace is awesome though XD. Does it look that way if you place it from your inventory in the world again?
Looking through my "I killed the marketplace" screenshots, no giant mace. So maybe a random generated item.
Sadly it seems like a one time thing - if I drop it again there's no giant mace. I was hoping I could wander around Cyseal dropping it in random places for...well, fun times.
