Huge Vintage Studio Pottery Earthenware Bowl teak trivet which were individually cast

which were individually cast

interrupted by a chip-carved strip around the perimeter mid-way down

What sold me on this 19th century snuff box is the juxtaposition between the  fineness of its decoration and the clearly hand-scratched "Mary

One could definitely use it to summon the wake the house

The purpose of a “tip up” is to suspend bait at a set depth

Huge Vintage Studio Pottery Earthenware Bowl teak trivet which were individually castWe've had a huge earthenware bowl very very similar to this one in our family since the 1970s, and it is a very rare family dinner when it is not one the table, and it lives at the center of the dining room table most of the rest of the time. Beautifully earthy, infinitely useful, satisfyingly heavy, and made to endure for generations as long as one takes a little care doing the dishes! In my humble opinion, every household should have a bowl like