Victorian Bone Spillikins (with Musical Instruments!) in Wooden Box hanging figure she's a Black Forest carving

she's a Black Forest carving

This basket measures 4 1/2" tall with a diameter ranging from 7 1/2" to 8 1/8" across due to some irregularity of the shape

No way could I resist this little Japanese Hariko (paper mache) tiger

with sort of a scalloping to the walls of the cage

Victorian Bone Spillikins (with Musical Instruments!) in Wooden Box hanging figure she's a Black Forest carvingI've always got an eye peeled for beautiful antique sets of spillikins, also known as spellicans, which were a predecessor to jack straws and pick up sticks, and which from what I understand originated in China but became very popular as a parlor game in Victorian England. I just think they are incredibly beautiful objects as well as very fun to play. Made of bone, this is the first set I've ever seen that includes musical instruments: a trumpet, a