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I think they are just fantastically beautiful objects that I would hang like artworks

These really pop against the super bright white ground

Another example that some of the most amazing things in the world are also some of the tiniest is this vintage Chinese hand-carved walnut featuring tiny depictions of  monks

believed to date from the mid-20th century

Glass Creamer and Sugar Bowl with Hand-painted Bluebirds lively Between the star-shaped face ofSuch a pretty pair! A number of months ago I found a lovely vintage glass pitcher with hand painted bluebirds, and have kept an eye out for similar pieces since so immediately snatched up these! I think what makes them especially great is the transparency of the glass, such that the birds painted on the opposite show through, giving the sense of a whole flock aflight. Wonderful on the table at breakfast or coffee time, or fill them with flowers to