WARNING: C. 1830s Staffordshire Pearlware Child's Cup swivel frames but it seems like quite

but it seems like quite an old

seeming poised to start flapping and carry it away--and

The wood has a terrific patina and I think the dings here and there just add to its rich character

the legs brass

It took me a moment to place this curious creature

WARNING: C. 1830s Staffordshire Pearlware Child's Cup swivel frames but it seems like quiteI love an antique Staffordshire transfer decorated child's cup combining text and image, and was struck by this one for the unusualness of its one word caption WARNING giving the whole thing a certain ominousness. These cups were certainly used to impart lessons of sorts, so this feels perhaps akin to picturing a fire drill or duck and cover exercise but compared to similar cups from the period that usually depicted games like 'playing at marbles' or