Swarming Gulls Over Moody Sea Old Oil Painting on Wood Panel handmade old puppet though I am confident they

though I am confident they are indeed Villeroy & Boch

I especially love how there is lots of empty space around them

This vase is signed on the bottom with what might say "Hiller"

with just a little bit of darkening around the edges from age

And the intricate form of a shrimp I think makes for a pretty great subject to showcase the skills of a carver

Swarming Gulls Over Moody Sea Old Oil Painting on Wood Panel handmade old puppet though I am confident theyAnother Maine find, and it seems likely that's where it originated, but it is unsigned and I don't know for sure. Late 19th or 20th century I would guess, and done on a thick wood panel, which has bowed just a little over the years, no matter, just adding a little to its nice sense of object hood. I really love how both intense and graceful the birds appear, with their fine black outlines setting them off against the seascape as if in their own world