Bawdy Bisques and Naughty Novelties

These antique cuff links were a gift from a very dear and thoughtful friend. Under a high curved dome of clear glass, a graceful bathing bel...

Previously this blog has featured a couple of lithe leggy beauties from Hertwig and Company's series of " Negligé-Damen gekleidet ...

The German firm of Schafer and Vater loved to make things in a series. This blog has already featured several of its coquettes in corsets ...

 . . .and I think this middle-aged bathing belle is utterly gorgeous. From the firm of Galluba and Hofmann, better known to collectors for t...

This bronze bathing belle poses on her marble pedestal. Wrapped in a towel, perhaps she is contemplating a dip in the waves, or maybe she is...

Although in the West, people generally refer to any figurine or image of a traditionally dressed Japanese woman as a "geisha," the...

Another squirter featuring an under-clad damsel and her pussycat, but the look on this rather formidable looking femme suggests she does not...

This rather demure damsel holding her orange tabby has been in my collection for many years. She is a squirter; the high crown of her bonnet...

I finally completed the updating of my hallway bathroom, including the removal of the outdated and oversized wall mirror that ran the length...

I recently came across more pages from the album printed by William S. Kimball and Company for its 1889 "Fancy Bathers" cigarette...

An update on my Maneki Neko page tells the story about how this one-of-a-kind cement kitty came to live in my garden.

A nef is an ornate table decoration in the shape of a ship. Often made of precious metal and adorned with gems or enamel, a nef was not just...