Light as a Feather Small Hand-blown, Presumed Murano Latticino Glass Vessel hand thrown bowl There is one small old

There is one small old chip to the surface of one paw on one side

taking place on the lawn in front of a brick house

--is what drew me to it from across the room (with a nice reflection in the pond too) but what sold me are the three figures

Its got a wonderful wonderful patina

with black tempera paint for his hat and face

Light as a Feather Small Hand-blown, Presumed Murano Latticino Glass Vessel hand thrown bowl There is one small oldI'd been thinking about ancient Roman glass ungentarium (or "tear bottles") on the day that I came across this one the former I am forever coveting, but quite precious. This small hand blown glass vessel, Italian Murano I am more or less sure, scratched a bit of that itch, though very very thin walled (truly light as a feather!), with a similar sort of form, and with those delicate "latticino" swirls yielding a pale blue that feels almost like ancient