Lovely 18th Century Hand-painted Delftware Plate with Flower and Bud utensils dark and moody antique santos

dark and moody antique santos painting on tin

and very fun

indicating I believe that the wood was salvaged from a Pug brand cigar box

and when not in use

I love the labor invested in it combined with the simplicity of the structure and just wish I had a whole city block's worth

Lovely 18th Century Hand-painted Delftware Plate with Flower and Bud utensils dark and moody antique santosA hand painted Delft plate, mid 2nd half 18th century, which, had I come across it in a museum vitrine filled with antique delftware and faience I would absolutely covet. With the flower and bud rendered in a similar manner to an 18th c. botanical drawing like a plum colored honeycomb in this full frontal view, just waiting for the bees to arrive, and with the bud as if in cross section view. Elegant and folky both, and very crisp feeling regardless