A FELLOW OF INFINITE JEST - Ernst Bohne Söhne (Ernst Bohne & Sons) - Porcelain skull-shaped demi
A FELLOW OF INFINITE JEST - Ernst Bohne Söhne (Ernst Bohne & Sons) - Porcelain skull-shaped demitasse cups on tooth tray, late 1800’s. Look at how each of these little skulls (the cups are 2 inches tall) is balanced on a book. Bohne’s company was known for its character steins in forms such as (my majorly coveted) "Apple & Snake" But they also did lots of things more peculiar. I love the set above even more than I do the company’s more typical skull steins - perhaps because the cup set is rougher and odder, while the glass-eyed stein below is more conventionally scary. Look at the spectrum. Ooh, that alligator. I love that one too. More on Bohne’s character steins. The skull set above is for sale on Ebay, and has been for some time. It’s $5000, but maybe its new owner is out there, looking at this. -- source link