Swarming Gulls Over Moody Sea Old Oil Painting on Wood Panel handmade old puppet And the intricate form of

And the intricate form of a shrimp I think makes for a pretty great subject to showcase the skills of a carver

with just a little bit of darkening around the edges from age

This vase is signed on the bottom with what might say "Hiller"

though I am confident they are indeed Villeroy & Boch

I especially love how there is lots of empty space around them

Swarming Gulls Over Moody Sea Old Oil Painting on Wood Panel handmade old puppet And the intricate form ofAnother Maine find, and it seems likely that's where it originated, but it is unsigned and I don't know for sure. Late 19th or 20th century I would guess, and done on a thick wood panel, which has bowed just a little over the years, no matter, just adding a little to its nice sense of object hood. I really love how both intense and graceful the birds appear, with their fine black outlines setting them off against the seascape as if in their own world