Mermaid, Early Delft Blue and White Tile, 17th-18th Century carved book making it a good one

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

8 1/4" x 4" x 5/8" as mounted to wood block via nice bit fat nails

claiming the lives of all on board

and this carved bust of a woman with thick head of seemingly wind-blown hair looks a lot like the figurehead at the bow of a ship to me

with its long narrow form especially perfect for filling with old snapshots

Mermaid, Early Delft Blue and White Tile, 17th-18th Century carved book making it a good oneAnother 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