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WHITE LACQUER TRAY W STAINLESS STEEL GREEK KEY BASE Learn More

White Lacquer Tray with Gold leafed Greek Key Base. Learn More

NAVY LACQUER TRAY W STAINLESS STEEL GREEK KEY BASE Learn More

Navy Lacquer Tray with Gold leafed Greek Key base. Learn More

Emerald Green lacquered tray with Gold leafed Iron greek key base. Learn More

Split Rattan spoke frame wrapped around glass with a beautiful metal base Learn More

Split Rattan spoke frame wrapped around glass with a beautiful metal base 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

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