tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post5731227273340686322..comments2024-03-16T10:01:48.154-07:00Comments on Chronica Domus: A Porcelain Mystery ObjectChronica Domushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-3036006960601281482018-01-17T05:44:49.614-08:002018-01-17T05:44:49.614-08:00He's very sweet. I have no idea. I'd guess...He's very sweet. I have no idea. I'd guess a ring holder, but I'd also guess that was wrong. Jen Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05350176925586602027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-74333012321896800682018-01-17T05:09:21.629-08:002018-01-17T05:09:21.629-08:00Muted tones pleasing to Drummer Boy's neighbor...Muted tones pleasing to Drummer Boy's neighbors would be my guess?<br /><br />My Dear CD, you would have been a most treasured guest at 221b Baker Street as GSL can only offer Watsonian befuddlement<br />GSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903412564467078538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-29465534398927391612018-01-15T10:27:31.735-08:002018-01-15T10:27:31.735-08:00Two possibilities come to mind...a King Cake charm...Two possibilities come to mind...a King Cake charm that is supposed to bring good luck to the recipient. The cake is served during Epiphany or Mardi Gras. Also it might be a trinket that comes with a Christmas cracker?<br />Best,<br />KL GaylinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-75006249376246192212018-01-15T05:47:32.812-08:002018-01-15T05:47:32.812-08:00Might the little fellow be an object placed in a b...Might the little fellow be an object placed in a baked cake such as a king cake served during Epiphany or Mardi Gras? I believe the French term is La Feve. It brings good luck to whomever finds the feve in his/her piece. Sometimes is signifies privileges or responsibilities for the recipient. Another possibility is a trinket inside a Christmas cracker.<br /><br />KL GaylinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-7157258432041021522018-01-15T02:26:31.856-08:002018-01-15T02:26:31.856-08:00cookie jar lid??cookie jar lid??Coulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-27439722560180576952018-01-14T09:51:23.733-08:002018-01-14T09:51:23.733-08:00I think he is a fev re -- for King's Cakes. ...I think he is a fev re -- for King's Cakes. (Sorry my computer wouldn't let me post the correct name)Linderhofhttp://linderhoflines.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-86858469666221246082018-01-14T08:52:29.199-08:002018-01-14T08:52:29.199-08:00Is he baked in a cake as a prize or good luck char...Is he baked in a cake as a prize or good luck charm?Stephanie Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02390352039074225511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-68747175315974953572018-01-14T06:05:09.650-08:002018-01-14T06:05:09.650-08:00This is just a wild guess but is it what the Frenc...This is just a wild guess but is it what the French call "une feve" (accent grave on the first e) - the prize that you find inside "une galette des rois" (king cake)? In any case, he is charming!<br /><br />slfanonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011845556672752198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-65946681125746545342018-01-14T05:39:25.882-08:002018-01-14T05:39:25.882-08:00CD he's very darling! I remember my Nana havi...CD he's very darling! I remember my Nana having many of these sorts of tiny figures on the windowsill in her kitchen, right above the sink. Where did you find this? Does he have a purpose beyond a pleasing decoration? I am very curious! xxDaniBPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02633155240779845497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-79456200651609127632018-01-13T23:40:39.825-08:002018-01-13T23:40:39.825-08:00Hello CD, Although the center figures are usually ...Hello CD, Although the center figures are usually more slender, as for example a fingered hand or tree branch, I will go with a ring/pin/trinket holder.<br /><br />No--wait. I just went back and read its diminutive size--I wish there were a coin in the photo for scale. I am going to add a finger-bowl ornament to my guess.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-81333603124478769322018-01-13T16:20:22.187-08:002018-01-13T16:20:22.187-08:00Well, I'll take a stab at him being a pudding ...Well, I'll take a stab at him being a pudding charm? I'm assuming that the dish he's standing on isn't a part of him... happy new year CD! I'm going to go back and catch up on all I've missed Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01432089507602828735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454554472800124620.post-72768712454457641602018-01-13T14:48:31.137-08:002018-01-13T14:48:31.137-08:00Dearest CD, "pleasing muted tones" have ...Dearest CD, "pleasing muted tones" have GSL holding sharp tongue re Tom Thumb sized soldier,,,GSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903412564467078538noreply@blogger.com