Surprising and Wonderful Small 19th C. Oil Splash Lustre Bowl gentleman and lady with the butterflies probably held

with the butterflies probably held inside for 50 or 60 years

Oil on canvas nailed to a thick wooden stretcher

I suppose he might also have one attached to a dowel by which one walked him along

I've always got an eye out for puzzles and games that double as cool sculptural objects

Surprising and Wonderful Small 19th C. Oil Splash Lustre Bowl gentleman and lady with the butterflies probably heldI'm a bit obsessed with this one feeling like the perfect bowl for a few scoops of bubble gum (or peppermint, or cotton candy) ice cream! It's a small, 19th c. lustre decorated bowl, with this particular application of the lustre glaze called "oil splash." I've seen a few examples of it on tea cups and saucers, but never with anything close to the perfectly formed circles here, each outlined with a darker pink ring, looking like soap bubbles. Feels