Victorian Fairy VaseSmall Victorian handblown glass vase, a lovely shade of grey blue with a white enamel fairy painted on the front. Refer to photos for size and condition.

which enhances the appeal for me

at least a couple hundred years

perhaps best known for her all-queer film adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s Salome

contents are complete

There’s a large abalone mounted on the bottom

This one is for a woman who died in 1875

This style of jewelry is known as table work after the round table used in the weaving- the process is similar to making bobbin lace

Made of unmarked white stoneware with red and black glaze

though there is sun damage to and writing from the original owners on the mat

The only other condition issue is a small knick on the pendant at about the 5 o’clock mark

the exact reason why has not been proved

The piece dates to around the 1870s-80s