Bunch of Antique Clay Marbles - Batch 4 porcelain bird is somewhat frayed but seems

is somewhat frayed but seems stable if one doesn't try to untie it

with the gold bordered "handshake" pin at top and "all seeing eye" at center

I have seen another example of her work that was almost an exact copy of this piece

I believe this one dates from the 1830s-1850s

The bottom of the piece is signed "Lorenzens Lantz Nova Scotia

Bunch of Antique Clay Marbles - Batch 4 porcelain bird is somewhat frayed but seemsI fell in love with antique clay marbles through finding a bag at my local flea market last summer, and have been keeping an eye out ever since. I just think they're beautiful, and want to fill every pretty bowl I have with them! Plus I think rolling them around in the hand must be good for stress relief. I recently scored a whole bunch a mixed lot of dyed and undyed and have divided them up into groups of fifty or so, which I'm listing individually.