Napier Silver Child's Cup with Animals studio pottery bowl founded in 1954 and still

founded in 1954 and still in operation

When I saw this Mexican woman shaped bell at an antique shop going out of business in Liberty

There is some spotting on its base

while others in shades of grey and black recede into the distance

I vividly remember visiting Skansen—an open-air museum and zoo in Stockholm dedicated to showing the traditional Swedish way of life prior to industrialization—on a cold and rainy day fall day several years ago

Napier Silver Child's Cup with Animals studio pottery bowl founded in 1954 and stillI can't imagine a child or an adult! who wouldn't enjoy drinking milk or apple juice out of this wonderful little vintage Napier engraved silver plate cup. With a lion, alligator, bear, giraffe, elephant and unicorn marching around the perimeter, it would make for a charming way to learn the names of animals (real and fictional) too! No kids around? Use it as a little vase (I would love it filled with lily of the valley) or as a toothbrush holder! So