Handful of Antique Clay Marbles in Old Fabric Pouch Longfellow poems This hide shows some age

This hide shows some age but is this mask is in very good clean condition

this fabulous bright red-orange and black hand-painted ceramic flower frog could perfectly well be used to hold a few flowers in place

which are jointed at the  shoulders and elbows

Margareta Hennix (b

Handful of Antique Clay Marbles in Old Fabric Pouch Longfellow poems This hide shows some ageWell, I've mostly passed old marbles by, not knowing enough to know what is what. However, I happened to give these old clay ones (plus one large one made of wood) a close look at a recent flea market, and I must say they completely captivated me with their beauty; I am converted! I believe these date to the mid to late 19th century, and I believe several of them, with shiny salt glazes, are "Benningtons", which were made in Germany. (They are