Victorian Era Staffordshire Spill Vase with Two Figures deco decoration perfect on a desk

perfect on a desk

It's seen some play I think

There is a maker's mark and "Sterling" stamped on the back

with its red tongue confronting you at eye level

Victorian Era Staffordshire Spill Vase with Two Figures deco decoration perfect on a deskI bought this antique Staffordshire spill vase just after I had purchased a pair of vintage Mexican folk art candleholders; I was struck at the moment by the similarities among them in their charming, somewhat kitschy Baroqueness. And as a spill vase was used to carry a flame from fireplace to candle or stove, they relate in function as well. I really love the smiling faces on these two and the way she seems to lean a bit against him, and also that