The Delft Dutch Bells available at Time’s Tin Cup Etsy Shop The Delft Dutch Bells below are from “a timeline of Art History” that is on collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They are 19th Century blue bill earthenware pottery of Dutch Delft. #smalltownbigheart #discoverdowntownboonton #visithistoricboonton #boontonusa @natlmainstreet
Vintage, era 1920s, Sweet Pea Perfume Bottle Frosted Satin Glass
Shop perfume bottles @ Time’s Tin Cup ! Since ancient times perfume and essence bottles kept their fragrant treasures safely inside. Although it is highly unlikely that today’s collectors are going to find an Etruscan Albaster perfume bottle dating from 500 B.C. to add to their collection, there are many exquisite antique and vintage perfume…
Perfect Gift for the Charles Dickens Fan!
Charles Dickens Toby Jugs available @ Time’s Tin Cup ! This lays homage to Charles Dickens. The classics novels by Charles Dickens focused on the life and perspective of poverty, crime and injustice. He even created a haven for victimized women called the Urania House. Women did not have help nor support systems because they…
Perfect gift for the business man/woman with a sailor’s heart
“My life, my lover, my lady is the sea” /Brandy by Looking Glass You know that familiar and comforting smell that tells you when you are approaching the ocean? It has that fresh, moist salty taste. That is the sea calling to you! So if you have a loved one that works in corporate America,…
Vintage Chinese Snuff Bottle
Snuff bottles were symbols of status in China during the Qing Dynasty; which was a prosperous and tumultuous era. They were precious containers for ground tobacco and initially created for the emperor and the court. #smalltownbigheart #discoverdowntownboonton #visithistoricboonton #boontonusa @natlmainstreet
Very Pretty Teapot @ Times Tin Cup
The first basic teapot design was created by porters during the Yuan Dynasty, 1279–1368, which was China’s first foreign-led dynasty. History indicates that it was probably derived from wine pots and kettles that were made of metals such as bronze. However, the basic design of the teapot has scarcely evolved in close to a half…
The Cat Behind Time’s Tin Cup
I live at Time’s Tin Cup and this is my Motto – SOLD! View More items here #smalltownbigheart #discoverdowntownboonton #visithistoricboonton #boontonusa @natlmainstreet
Great Stocking Stuffers – Tarot Cards
The first recorded tarot cards showed up in Europe in the 15th century, with the most popular sets selling in Italy to wealthy families since tarot cards were hand-painted. The tarot decks were dozens of commissioned paintings. Tarot cards, tarocchi cards in Italian, had trump cards and numbered cards. Tarot cards were not associated with…
Ming Style Water Bowl Recast from the “Da Ming Xuande Nianzhi” Dynasty
Ask Laurel to show you this piece on Time’s Tin Cup’s Facebook Page ! 20th Century Chinese Ming style water urn casted with a pair of writhing dragons. In the Chinese Culture, two dragons confronting each other symbolizes wealth, power and good fortune. The round object in between them is actually the heavenly ‘pearl of…