Ken Goldstrom c. 1970s Three Men Underground Bas Relief Ceramic Tile pottery signed davis which took me a while

which took me a while to notice and I don't think detracts

too--large enough to hold all sorts of sewing supplies inside

1830 British playing cards (a complete deck goes for $500 or so) but it's not surprising that over the past nearly 200 years some have been lost

I fell in love immediately with the illustrations on these old Villeroy & Boch enamelware dishes--and then realized they portray three characters from the famous French Guignol puppet theatre

and I love the pointy detail on the end of the handle

Ken Goldstrom c. 1970s Three Men Underground Bas Relief Ceramic Tile pottery signed davis which took me a whileThis is the largest of three hand painted, hand sculpted vintage 1970s ceramic tiles by Ken Goldstrom that I just found in Maine, and which I think are just right and just terrific. Based in Beverly, MA, Goldstrom has been creating small scale ceramic sculpture and tiles in a similar manner for many decades (unbeknownst to me until now), which he describes as "typically playful, sometimes whimsical, sometimes dark." I think this is my very favorite of