Victorian Era Staffordshire Spill Vase with Two Figures deco decoration Terrific from every angle

Terrific from every angle

and the stitching holding them together just beautiful

engaged in similarly laborious tasks

There is a maker's mark and "Sterling" stamped on the back

It's seen some play I think

Victorian Era Staffordshire Spill Vase with Two Figures deco decoration Terrific from every angleI bought this antique Staffordshire spill vase just after I had purchased a pair of vintage Mexican folk art candleholders; I was struck at the moment by the similarities among them in their charming, somewhat kitschy Baroqueness. And as a spill vase was used to carry a flame from fireplace to candle or stove, they relate in function as well. I really love the smiling faces on these two and the way she seems to lean a bit against him, and also that