Victorian Era Staffordshire Spill Vase with Two Figures tins I purchased this piece from

I purchased this piece from the estate sale of a former gallerist and great collector on Newbury Street in Boston that included an endless array of wonderful things

Or just cross your eyes

The shorter has a hairline crack on the underside of the base

7" tall x 4 1/4"widest diameter

which swivels 360 degrees

Victorian Era Staffordshire Spill Vase with Two Figures tins I purchased this piece fromI 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