Shattered and Glued Early 19th Century Blue Printed Chinoiserie Plate antique toy mouse with inlaid flowers on stems

with inlaid flowers on stems at either end of the handle and a now perfectly distressed inset mirror

may be that old--it is the real stunner of this pair (though both are lovely)

and this one pretty great looking in its red and black paint

The production of these "trinket" baskets became a cottage industry in the 1860s and reached its height in the 1930s

yellow glass beads for eyes

Shattered and Glued Early 19th Century Blue Printed Chinoiserie Plate antique toy mouse with inlaid flowers on stemsWith a very dense Chinese style garden scene at center surrounded by a strip border including a mounted warrior, an archer hunting birds, a bridge and small buildings, and more. And while I know people are keen on staple repairs but many not so much on glue, I find the back pretty beautiful. 9 3 4" in diameter. Unmarked. Old glue repairs as evident! There is some glue rubber cement residue on he reverse that is thin like paper and can be simply pulled