Old Clay Marbles - Browns and Grays chinoiserie which someone decided to turn

which someone decided to turn into a little caterpillar at some point

they are a nice warm white

It's got some years on it but remains in excellent condition and is structurally super sound

features a scene of scholars in a traditional Chinese scholar's garden

and this one has a slash in the lid so to be used as a still bank

Old Clay Marbles - Browns and Grays chinoiserie which someone decided to turnI'm not over my obsession with old clay marbles in all their variations, and am adding a few new sets of what I believe are quite old ones. This batch includes one Bennington, and las a whole looks to me like a beautiful bunch of smooth round stones. So lovely. About 50 marbles exactly as shown. These average about 1 2" in diameter, some a little bigger, some a little smaller. I've tried to weed out any with much damage, but certainly there are a few