Mermaid, Early Delft Blue and White Tile, 17th-18th Century carved book with a nice warm patina

with a nice warm patina to the dry wood

Caribou antler I believe

just a really lovely and super useful piece

It will stand on its own flipped either way

lifelong collector and dear friend to me--including this one

Mermaid, Early Delft Blue and White Tile, 17th-18th Century carved book with a nice warm patinaAnother week, another antique Delft tile, actually two, because I've really fallen for them as a thing (though am very particular about the ones I like this and the other plucked from a nice collection of several dozen being offered by a dealer in southern Maine with many wonderful things). I splurged a bit on this and the sea dragon also listed (perfect companions), but not often one comes across a mermaid! I really love the wavering line of the blue