Lovely Antique Escutcheon, Perfectly Framed bee carrier box imported by Rosenthal Netter

imported by Rosenthal Netter

and I swear I could pass a whole day just watching the sand pass from one end of the glass bulb to the other

I posted a watering can a few months ago very similar in manner

I do think it was made very much in the tradition of antique carved folk art dolls

and it is possible that both dogs and sleds once sat upon a wood or bone plinth

Lovely Antique Escutcheon, Perfectly Framed bee carrier box imported by Rosenthal NetterSo often I find wonderful things framed in the worst sort of ways, but here, to my eye, is an example of a beautiful little thing very much honored by its housing. The antique escutcheon is really a special oneof the sort that makes me think about magical keys opening secret roomswith a quiver of arrows at left, torch at right, and arch of flowering garlands above. It is secured, via two perfectly placed brass pins, against crimson red fabric that is