Wilhelm Schweizer Pewter Gone Fishing Tureens ” It is a tale

” It is a tale of two innocents—a small boy and the old woman who is his best friend—whose sweetness contains a hard

all with delicate hand-cut dovetailed construction

A mid century large white French porcelain tureen with a lid in the form of a cockerel and a double handled base

A stitched birdhouse rests among meadow pussy willows

its surface alive with subtle variations that speak to the maker’s touch

Wilhelm Schweizer Pewter Gone Fishing Tureens ” It is a taleWhat a catch! This hand painted fishing rabbit is part of a collectible German pewter tradition that is certain to have anglers putting up their gone fishing signs.