Sweet Old Scratch Made Wooden Biplane Japanese box ) I have found no

) I have found no other like it out there anywhere

created by Pamela Colman Smith in 1909

This heavy plate with a beautiful aqua green glaze and incised design of three whales circling around a triple spiral at its center was made in a limited edition by the United States Quarry Tile Company in conjunction with the Romany Spartan Ceramics Company in the 1950's

syllabic signature and disk number on the underside

Sweet Old Scratch Made Wooden Biplane Japanese box ) I have found noI purchased this one from a dealer who I believe found it in Pennsylvania, and I'd guess it dates to the 1920s or so. Nothing fussy about it, and quite elegantly constructed, with string threaded back and forth through holes in the top and bottom wings, and a carved propeller that rotates, attached by an old iron nail. All painted a solid dark red, with a a mix of old nails and wire holding the pieces together. 9 5 8" x 8 5 16" x 2 5 8" and in very