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| A Late 19th Century Japanese Hare from H.M. Luther |
Christopher Spitzmiller, whose fine hand-made ceramic lamps grace many of the residences of the Show's attendees, was kind enough to share a few of his personal favorites on the floor.
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| One from a pair of George III carved giltwood tables of dogs who are delightfully captured with their tongues hanging out. Kentshire. |
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| An English Pearlware Botanical Dessert Service, c. 1810-1815 from Brian Haughton |
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| Each is inscribed on the underside with the name of the specimen depicted. |
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| One from a paper of papier peint panels of Les Rives du Bosphore by Dufour, c. 1812, at Mallett |
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| A faience boar's head tureen from Brian Haughton. Boar could only be hunted by those above the rank of an earl so to serve it was a status symbol indeed. Imagine the steam of the stew pouring out from the boar's mouth - pure theater! |
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