Brass Art Nouveau Letter Opener with Woman Holding Book unusual gift for her but I have just learned

but I have just learned it is a mid- to late-19th century water jug from San Luis Potosi

dates I believe to the late 1800s

and the fabulous green polka dotted band running above the landscape

New Mexico

and with its gorgeous painterly glazing has a different personality from every angle

Brass Art Nouveau Letter Opener with Woman Holding Book unusual gift for her but I have just learnedI've been spotting lots of great old letter openers lately, which are amplifying my desire for a wonderful old wooden desk across the surface of which I'd spread out all manner of vintage desk accessories. This brass letter opener would feature in that spread, and makes me want to send more handwritten letters in order that I might receive some back to open with it! Art nouveau in style, though I am not entirely certain of its age, it features a