Mermaid, Early Delft Blue and White Tile, 17th-18th Century carved book It will stand on its

It will stand on its own flipped either way

not particularly fragile

just a really lovely and super useful piece

Caribou antler I believe

making it a good one for actually hanging on the wall to point toward the stairs leading up

Mermaid, Early Delft Blue and White Tile, 17th-18th Century carved book It will stand on itsAnother week, another antique Delft tile, actually two, because I've really fallen for them as a thing (though am very particular about the ones I like this and the other plucked from a nice collection of several dozen being offered by a dealer in southern Maine with many wonderful things). I splurged a bit on this and the sea dragon also listed (perfect companions), but not often one comes across a mermaid! I really love the wavering line of the blue