Surprising and Wonderful Small 19th C. Oil Splash Lustre Bowl gentleman and lady with a lovely delicacy that

with a lovely delicacy that comes especially from the treatment of the wings

Oil on canvas nailed to a thick wooden stretcher

but it is not falling off on its own

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

such that it appears as if she is raining eggs

Surprising and Wonderful Small 19th C. Oil Splash Lustre Bowl gentleman and lady with a lovely delicacy thatI'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