Victorian Bone Spillikins (with Musical Instruments!) in Wooden Box 1930s The deep blue porcelain enamel

The deep blue porcelain enamel surface is pretty gorgeous

and with hand-painted text that

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with one paw raised as if conducting an orchestra in the sky

Very substantial feeling

Victorian Bone Spillikins (with Musical Instruments!) in Wooden Box 1930s The deep blue porcelain enamelI've always got an eye peeled for beautiful antique sets of spillikins, also known as spellicans, which were a predecessor to jack straws and pick up sticks, and which from what I understand originated in China but became very popular as a parlor game in Victorian England. I just think they are incredibly beautiful objects as well as very fun to play. Made of bone, this is the first set I've ever seen that includes musical instruments: a trumpet, a