Surprising and Wonderful Small 19th C. Oil Splash Lustre Bowl gentleman and lady holding all the pages tightly

holding all the pages tightly together

with a lovely delicacy that comes especially from the treatment of the wings

I've always got an eye out for puzzles and games that double as cool sculptural objects

I suppose he might also have one attached to a dowel by which one walked him along

I especially love the one with the very crooked beak

Surprising and Wonderful Small 19th C. Oil Splash Lustre Bowl gentleman and lady holding all the pages tightlyI'm a bit obsessed with this one feeling like the perfect bowl for a few scoops of bubble gum (or peppermint, or cotton candy) ice cream! It's a small, 19th c. lustre decorated bowl, with this particular application of the lustre glaze called "oil splash." I've seen a few examples of it on tea cups and saucers, but never with anything close to the perfectly formed circles here, each outlined with a darker pink ring, looking like soap bubbles. Feels