Amazing Chinese Carved Bone Antique Spellicans Set vintage broom I could certainly amuse myself

I could certainly amuse myself for many hours with this set of about a hundred DLM (Developmental Learning Materials) parquetry tiles

and I'd call it Brutalist--unapologetically bold and rough and all about its materiality--but also rather playful about it function as a vase

great from head to toe--from those hand-painted black and white eyes almost on the very top of its head

Oil on canvas

it could be kept on the desk just to be picked up now and then as it feels great to hold

Amazing Chinese Carved Bone Antique Spellicans Set vintage broom I could certainly amuse myselfMy obsession with antique Spellicans continues and always keep an eye out and when I spotted these there was no way I wasn't going to snatch them up! I've had English and German sets, but this is the first set of Chinese spellicans I have had, and I believe these are probably ivory. They are quite substantial in thickness and weight, making them quite nice to play with, and wonderfully carved to resemble tools and weapons (these detailed pieces are