Striking Antique Chinese Bronze Buddha's Hand (Citron) Box with Blue Enamel Interior antique signed landscape ) The color is bright

) The color is bright and saturated and the stock is matte

I am pretty certain this was made by Weller

With a turned wood handle dark red

floppy ears I'd guess represents a hound of some sort

How much better though to find the tooth form incorporated into a curious three legged chair

Striking Antique Chinese Bronze Buddha's Hand (Citron) Box with Blue Enamel Interior antique signed landscape ) The color is brightAnother beauty from a visit to my favorite cabinet of curiosities in New Hampshire this week. This is Chinese, bronze I believe, and portrays a fingered citron fruit, also known as a Buddha's hand which looks like a lemon with long fingers and is often used as an offering in Buddhist temples and a decoration during holidays like Lunar New Year, symbolizing longevity and good fortune. I have found an antique (18th c.) example closely resembling the