English Staffordshire Pottery Little Red Riding Hood Flatback Spill Vase collection_pewter_toleware An antique patinated bronze Art

An antique patinated bronze Art Nouveau garden sculptural fountain of a young maiden seated on a side of the fountain basin drinking water with two birds perched above

Note: professionally rewired

pendant light features a clear blown glass bell with brass terminal

A vintage painting of a street scene with a circular entrance door near a Chinese Buddhist temple in Hangchow (Hangzhou) in Zhejiang province

this antique Spanish candlestick was cast in pink brass

English Staffordshire Pottery Little Red Riding Hood Flatback Spill Vase collection_pewter_toleware An antique patinated bronze ArtDETAILS An antique figural spill vase of Little Red Riding Hood standing beside a tree stump form spill vase, as she is approached by a wolf. A spill vase was designed to sit on a mantelpiece and hold rolled paper tapers or thin wood splints which were used to transfer fire to light the fireplace or other candles. Matches at the time were very expensive so they were used sparingly. STYLE Victorian COLOR(S) Green, orange, white, blue PLACE OF ORIGIN