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Bring out the Burgundy, light a pipe, and set the game board. A beautiful table is not available when youíre on safari. Folding Mombasa chairs and a campaign box will have to do: after all your camping out in the Serengeti. Glints of exquisitely varnished cherry, matching aged bronze. Hand blown oversized marbles in white and black complete the palette. Independently beautiful, it pays off to take things along. Learn More

The game of Solitaire is reputed to have been invented by a nobleman confined in the Bastille prison during the early years of the French Revolution. The game is played with 36 marbles. The object is to eliminate all but one marble, which should ideally end up in the center of the game board. Solitaire Di VeneziaÖindividually hand blown glass marbles, full of color, against a solid ebony board. Art in itself, functional and fun as solitaire. Learn More

Classic campaign glasses used by Victorian gentry and Army & Navy to observe while able to take notes and sketch. Sturdy 19th C. binoculars on elegant beautifully crafted mini-tripod. Binoculars were a Victorian invention and were much easier to use than the one lens drawn out telescope. Learn More

After dinner, having enjoyed garoupa combined with chilled Chardonnay, nothing else in more relaxing than observing birds and wildlife or neighbors with a tripod mounted telescope. After all, one never knows when the TV might give out. Instrument quality brass. Stand in rich rosewood, with adjustable legs and solid brass fittings. Magnifies 20X. Doubles a striking and bold dÈcor. Learn More

Collectable because of their combined historical and practical value. Some glasses measured up to two hours, used at a time when church pews were designed by the Inquisition to torture the human back. Shipís hourglasses were calibrated to the half hours of the shipís watch, and if the helmsman didnít turn the glass too early it actually doubled in defining longitude. Navigators tried to keep count of the hours: the galleons wrecked on the Western Australian reefs remind us of the perils of incorrectly kept time. To appreciate the important symbolism of the hourglass observe, Renaissance painted still lives, also called Vanitas, filled with symbolism and morals. They very often depict hourglasses. Learn More

Whispers of a bygone age is evoked by the aged powdered finish of a beautiful candled votive. The understated elegance and the vintage texture of terracotta decorative vines and trim add special charm wherever it is set. The entire collection of rustic beauty can be mixed and matched for added romance. Learn More

Made from Iron and Fir wood- pillar candle is suggested. Handmade beautifully with glass insert included. Learn More

Made from Iron and Fir wood- pillar candle is suggested. Handmade beautifully with glass insert included. Learn More

Made from nickel plated steel and handcrafted. Pillar candle is suggested for this votive. Learn More