Black Sky, Exploding Fireworks, Gorgeous Earlier 20th Century Silver Print box with lion which I especially love for

which I especially love for the hearts on their sides circling the upper half

a fine Mottahedeh hand-painted porcelain reproduction of an 18th century Chinese porcelain hound

3 7/16 x 2 1/8 and in very good condition

Sometimes the pewter or silver bottoms of flasks such as these were removable

I think it possible that the Delta here is Delta air (founded as Delta Air Service in the 1920s as an aerial crop dusting operation to combat boll weevils infesting cotton crops

Black Sky, Exploding Fireworks, Gorgeous Earlier 20th Century Silver Print box with lion which I especially love forDrawings in the night sky, here with the trails of the fireworks captured at their most delicate, wavering threads of light against the black void. Gorgeous. 4 3 4" x 3 3 4". Good condition, shows beautifully. Paper residue on reverse, with one small very fine white line visible at upper right corner and a bit of subtle silvering along the right edge of photo as I've tried to convey in last photo more evident here, shot at an angle.