Antique Hand-painted Porcelain Bottle-Shaped Candlesnuffer with Monkey! string exceptionally crafted examples of American

exceptionally  crafted examples of American Machine Age design

as pretty much any way you arrange them

The image itself is in great condition

and the fan structure is made of bamboo

or a bird of paradise would be pretty fabulous in it too

Antique Hand-painted Porcelain Bottle-Shaped Candlesnuffer with Monkey! string exceptionally crafted examples of AmericanThis little curiosity is one of my favorite finds ever and a pretty rare and precious one from what I have found! Bell shaped porcelain candle snuffers like this were made by a few different English and German producers in the 19th century, most commonly hand painted with decorative patterns, but some in the form of figures as well. However I have found no other like this one, shaped like a bottle (champagne I think!) broken at the neck, from which