Easter Egg of an Antique Painted Darner blue whale shaped plate and cup (Forgive my poor photos of

(Forgive my poor photos of these

signed what looks to me like "Laine" on the face

chocolate-y brown interior glaze

I cannot resist objects like this

Easter Egg of an Antique Painted Darner blue whale shaped plate and cup (Forgive my poor photos ofI just couldn't resist the old paint on this one so pretty, with that most amazing deep cornflower sort of a blue, and feeling very much like an easter egg, with a handle to boot. As is not too often the case in my experience, the handle here does actually screw off and the egg will then stand on its own. I'd be inclined to stick it in a vase like a flower or maybe lay it in a nest! About 6 inches long or so, I forget to take exact dimensions but the