Surprising and Wonderful Small 19th C. Oil Splash Lustre Bowl gentleman and lady Oil on canvas nailed to

Oil on canvas nailed to a thick wooden stretcher

and much more

I especially love the one with the very crooked beak

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

Surprising and Wonderful Small 19th C. Oil Splash Lustre Bowl gentleman and lady Oil on canvas nailed toI'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