Light as a Feather Small Hand-blown, Presumed Murano Latticino Glass Vessel hand thrown bowl with postmark on the envelop

with postmark on the envelop and traces of the red wax seal still attached

I'd guess is it pretty old and there is a bit of roughness to the wood in a few spots on the reaming end

Its got a wonderful wonderful patina

as I think the two different shades of paper and types of thread tethering it around their necks and waists makes them all the more lovely together in compliment and contrast

It looks like Goofy may be missing an ear and there is some paint loss to the front just above him

Light as a Feather Small Hand-blown, Presumed Murano Latticino Glass Vessel hand thrown bowl with postmark on the envelopI'd been thinking about ancient Roman glass ungentarium (or "tear bottles") on the day that I came across this one the former I am forever coveting, but quite precious. This small hand blown glass vessel, Italian Murano I am more or less sure, scratched a bit of that itch, though very very thin walled (truly light as a feather!), with a similar sort of form, and with those delicate "latticino" swirls yielding a pale blue that feels almost like ancient