Lovely, Scarce Late 19th Century Nautical 14 Second Sandglass, Working Swedish momento The planter is in excellent

The planter is in excellent vintage condition

and which I think is original to the piece: there is a thin split on one side of the neck

which to me is quite a beautiful distillation of how semiotics works

I am happy to include the mat

Easy to roll up and throw in a bag

Lovely, Scarce Late 19th Century Nautical 14 Second Sandglass, Working Swedish momento The planter is in excellentI've always got an eye out for antique sand timers, but don't come across them too often, and when I do they are usually priced well beyond my reach. This was a lucky find, and a cool one, a 14 second sand timer made for nautical use. Sailors used this type of sand glass to measure the speed of a vessel: a triangular piece of wood connected to a rope knotted every 43. 7 was thrown overboard into the sea; one sailor would let the rope out, another