Tiny Ship in a Bottle Qajar tile I believe the name of

I believe the name of its former owner is carved into the end of the handle

I really know nothing about toy soldiers

I'd guess well over a hundred years

others painted and/or carved

Tiny Ship in a Bottle Qajar tile I believe the name ofSince finding a winder in a bottle whimsy this past summer, I've started paying some attention to ships in bottles, too, though I don't really know enough to distinguish fine ones from cheap tourist souvenirs. This is the first one I've really fallen in love with tiny (which I always prefer), upright, and super sweet, with two masts and three little paper sails on a blue boat amid a green sea. I really love love this, and have a sense that the bottle