OOPS!!!

[halanb]

Our old friends, the peasant couple.



The dog ate your homework?



The set sold for $32.

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An unusual flint glass bell, marked "Bretagne".



Uh, Ethel, you know that glass bell, ...



The bell sold for $30.

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[halanb]

Defects are in the eye of the beholder.

Here is another Oni bell, a top quality lost wax cast figural,
with a lighter patina than the one shown in Devils and Demons:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4160



I have no idea why there is a hole in the base, how it was made,
or what purpose (if any) it may have been intended to serve.



Most potential buyers probably thought the hole a sufficient defect to pass it by, and the bell sold for $9.00.
What can you buy for that price? The bargains are still out there, if you can find them.

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