Mermaid, Early Delft Blue and White Tile, 17th-18th Century frans masereel And I love it for

And I love it for all the effort put into all that soldering around the base

Some spotting to the white card

since they are double sided

Plus excellent old paint in a terrific palette and a variety of shapes to the blocks

A nicely painterly view of meandering stream and tall trees and distant hills here

Mermaid, Early Delft Blue and White Tile, 17th-18th Century frans masereel And I love it forAnother week, another antique Delft tile, actually two, because I've really fallen for them as a thing (though am very particular about the ones I like this and the other plucked from a nice collection of several dozen being offered by a dealer in southern Maine with many wonderful things). I splurged a bit on this and the sea dragon also listed (perfect companions), but not often one comes across a mermaid! I really love the wavering line of the blue