Light as a Feather Small Hand-blown, Presumed Murano Latticino Glass Vessel hand thrown bowl as I think the two

as I think the two different shades of paper and types of thread tethering it around their necks and waists makes them all the more lovely together in compliment and contrast

--is what drew me to it from across the room (with a nice reflection in the pond too) but what sold me are the three figures

There is one small old chip to the surface of one paw on one side

a bit more pronounced here than in hand

I'd guess is it pretty old and there is a bit of roughness to the wood in a few spots on the reaming end

Light as a Feather Small Hand-blown, Presumed Murano Latticino Glass Vessel hand thrown bowl as I think the twoI'd been thinking about ancient Roman glass ungentarium (or "tear bottles") on the day that I came across this one the former I am forever coveting, but quite precious. This small hand blown glass vessel, Italian Murano I am more or less sure, scratched a bit of that itch, though very very thin walled (truly light as a feather!), with a similar sort of form, and with those delicate "latticino" swirls yielding a pale blue that feels almost like ancient