Gorgeous Old Handmade, Lead Weighted Toy Boat Hull hand thrown bowl I've really fallen in love

I've really fallen in love with these old clay marbles

and both show variations/darker glaze coloration in a few areas

I love it now for all of its scuffs and wear

and this old one is the real deal and about my favorite I've seen

quite some years ago

Gorgeous Old Handmade, Lead Weighted Toy Boat Hull hand thrown bowl I've really fallen in loveThis super sculptural, beautiful old handmade boat could use a proper stand, though I might just find a good spot to lean it. For me, its pure gorgeousnessfirst in terms of the structure, with this elegantly shaped, partially hollowed out hull, and then nailed on keel underneath with great lead weight nailed on top of that; and second in terms of surface, with alligatoring creamy white paint at either end and delicious salmony red at center and