Silver / Silverplate Antique Tea Ball Diffuser bisque vessel and may have included table

and may have included table clamps and a roll of canvas tape to provide a fence for the game

this is just about the most perfect kitchen implement I can imagine

but happily very little loss to their faces

Just a great hand-thrown pottery vase by Jeff Brown--nice and earthy

is in very good shape

Silver / Silverplate Antique Tea Ball Diffuser bisque vessel and may have included tableI tend to drink coffee all day long, but a lovely antique tea ball like this one makes a very strong argument for switching to afternoon tea. So civilized and liberating in being able to mix one's own loose teas. I have found an exact match of this one described as sterling, but I can't find a mark anywhere so have to assume it is silver plate. I did a quick pass on it with silver polish and it shined up easily, and it should shine up some more. The