Very Endearing Early Staffordshire Little Lamb star design I think these papier mache

I think these papier mache eggs are mini masterpieces

then fit back together to appear as one piece

it would be easy to tie a string or ribbon around the end and hang it from the wall just to admire it

I'd guess this oversized reproduction was made in the mid-20th century (though I have found no others like it) and was beautifully done--solid bronze

1870s or so

Very Endearing Early Staffordshire Little Lamb star design I think these papier macheI've left this little Staffordshire lamb with its full patina on it; a soak might whiten it up some, but part of why I love it so much is that it looks it has lived quite a life, which certainly it has, dating to the 1840s or so. Wonderfully textural treatment of the wool, and wonderful little hand painted face, making this lamb look a a bit forlorn as it lounges on its little island, with a band of gold paint around the bottom perimeter. Very