Bawdy Bisques and Naughty Novelties

I finally completed the updating of my hallway bathroom, including the removal of the outdated and oversized wall mirror that ran the length...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

There were never such devoted sisters. . . . Sisters , Irving Berlin, 1954 These sea siren sisters were so devoted to each other, that after...

While mermaids have always been magical and mystifying, these sinuous sirens have mystery all their own. Of gilt bronze, these mermaids moun...

This luscious lady, barely glad in a gold bra top, has been dubbed "Mata Hari" by collectors, although there is very little resemb...

The nude nymph cringing at the little crustacean crawling up her calf has appeared previously on this blog . By the German firm of Carl Schn...

Singing alone, Combing her hair Under the sea, In a golden curl The Mermaid , Alfred Lord Tennyson, 1893 The image of a beautiful mermaid pe...

Check out my Maneki Neko Page to see this pretty kitty carved out of ivory.

This comic card tells a tale of the course of true love not quite running smoothly in three acts, or more correctly, folds. When the card is...

Read about this latest addition to my maneki neko page.