Made Do Hybrid: 18th C. Hand-painted Chinese Export Tea Cup with Riveted Replacement Handle tarot painting Every surface and detail of

Every surface and detail of this wonderful antique British tramp art coin bank box is was carefully attended to

The letter itself begins: "It is very hot and dry down here

with those fabulous four tucked legs ending in claws down the front

Guard the mind and the hand

with lids on to keep it warm

Made Do Hybrid: 18th C. Hand-painted Chinese Export Tea Cup with Riveted Replacement Handle tarot painting Every surface and detail ofI was delighted to find this one of a kind hybrid in Maine this week a late 18th century Chinese export porcelain tea cup with bird and gilded wheat sheaf, which, long long ago lost its handle and was riveted with a replacement borrowed from another. Of a kin to antique staple repaired pieces and to vessels mended with metal handles and bases, but it seems examples of porcelain handles wedded to porcelain vessels are especially rare. (Andrew Basemen's