1920s Folk Art Ship in a Bottle Whimsy with Village, Signed B. Nielson marquetry box chickens and a few tiny

chickens and a few tiny chicks

white stockings

I never pass by these old bevelled glass hand mirrors when I find them--they're great hung on all the wall

Dhorka refers to the traditional method of lost wax casting native the Dhokra Damar tribes of West Bengal

short whimsy chain

1920s Folk Art Ship in a Bottle Whimsy with Village, Signed B. Nielson marquetry box chickens and a few tinyI'll never wrap my head around how one could possibly make a ship in a bottle like this they always seem like miracles to me! This perfectly preserved, beautifully executed large one features a four mast ship with tiny American flag flying at the stern end, and a village of tiny carved and painted wooden houses, church, and lighthouse in the background. The Illinois Glass Company bottle dates I believe specifically to 1924, with the use of the "I"