Lovely 18th Century Hand-painted Delftware Plate with Flower and Bud utensils and then snake coiled below

and then snake coiled below that

indicating I believe that the wood was salvaged from a Pug brand cigar box

I'd think they've seen more than a few pies or quiche or maybe pot pies

hands-down

is a two made into a four and a four made into a six

Lovely 18th Century Hand-painted Delftware Plate with Flower and Bud utensils and then snake coiled belowA hand painted Delft plate, mid 2nd half 18th century, which, had I come across it in a museum vitrine filled with antique delftware and faience I would absolutely covet. With the flower and bud rendered in a similar manner to an 18th c. botanical drawing like a plum colored honeycomb in this full frontal view, just waiting for the bees to arrive, and with the bud as if in cross section view. Elegant and folky both, and very crisp feeling regardless