OUCH! My goodness. I'm sorry for your loss.

Just today I was thinking that I would pretend once a week that someone was coming to visit so we could frantically clean and have a spotless house at least once a week. Then when they found out that I'd lied I would tell them that, no, someone was coming. The Holy Ghost. Because he doesn't dwell in unclean houses, but now he can dwell in ours.

They are totally the same!

Wow. What are the chances huh? $10 bucks for frolicking lovers. Unfortunately, bowl-less. That's where lil' Miss Muffet comes in. She's always got a bowl o' something with her.

Definitely the same! Where is the darn top part though? You should ring the neck of the e-bay seller whom you bought it from. Maybe it is wort a portion of the $850 (hopefully!)?

Now when you blindly glance over it each day you can think to yourself "that is my wonderful eBay find - Just $10 for something worth $425"... it's half the compote so you can tell yourself it's half the value... just don't ask any dealers so your brain won't know any different

Lisa-there you go, being a genius again! Kristina, ya think? I think so, too. Laura, I should remember to look up Miss Muffet. Becky--I suspect the eBay seller didn't know what it was (either). I do wonder if I could get something for it, regardless. ARe you in the market? (hee haw!)

T--I have to admit, I am proud of my good "eye" for quality . . .

It stinks that you don't have the bowl part, but I bet it's still worth more than the original $10 investment.

hey, but you have the joy of having it in your home to please, which is better than money.

Okay, I LOVE Lisa's idea!! Except I still couldn't force myself to clean unless I knew a real person was coming...so sad. YES IT IS TOTALLY THE SAME BASE! Wow, you should look on Ebay for the bowl! I used to watch Antiques Roadshow all the time wishing I had something worth a million dollars or so...Is that too much to ask?!

Lisa cracks me up!

Hey, I totally think you could just make a similar looking bowl. Maybe Styrofoam or something?

So I had a comment, and then Lisa's comment made me laugh too hard and I forgot. I think I will pretend the HOly Ghost is coming today after school...

...anyway, perhaps you could scour eBay for the top to that base. Perhaps it's out there, worthless without the base? Or that will probably drive you mad. So just be happy you have a pretty bowlless base.

Forget the stinkin' bowl.

I came to see yellow teeth.

WM--I hope so! Jessica, you are so right. I bought it b/c I liked it and I still do! Melinda, I am deff going to keep my eye out for it! Randi--hhmmm, ya think? Will you come over and make it for me? I'm not good with styrofoam (or it's not good with me or something!) Lara, it DOES have an opening so I can stick fake flowers in there OR put a teeny tiny vase and do real flowers. Reed--it's forgotten. Utterly. B/C you commanded. . . .

What a bizarre coincidence!

A girl that worked me a long time back when eBay was still kinda new bought a teddy bear online for her collection. It cost $20. Turns out, it was $30,000.

Whoa!

What good eyes you have Heidi. Wow. That is one of those rare coincidences.

So, is there only one of these? Are you going to make contact with the seekers anyway, even though there is no bowl? Pretty cool!

Well...if you're just missing the bowl, maybe it's worth half that? Maybe? Kinda?

I agree with Lara! Go to ebay and look for that bowl!

Oooo, maybe you can find it for $5. That would be so great!

Kim--I guess. Melanie--one of those buys I lust after. Jan--I guess. Hey, did I just say that? Kazzy--no, they were mass produced in the 1890's but they were expensive even then,Barb--that's what I'm hoping--but the economy is too bad to find out just now . . .Scarlet--absolutely, looking for it . . .

No bowl here but that is purrrrrty!

OMGOSH! I know you are going to find that $840 bowl! The universe is telling me so!

good luck finding it!! that is cool though

That's just crazy! WOW. I wish I had the bowl for you! Just think, you're getting closer and closer to a dream, one bottom half at a time...

sorry.

I know! Just take a pottery class and simply sculpt a new bowl!

I think I'm a little loopy today. Well, the base is cuter than the top, so you can console yourself that you have the best part.

I wish my bottom was better than my top...Ok, need to sleep now.

Oh damn! Someone find that freakin' bowl...

Why do I have a feeling you are going to be haunting eBay for the next little while?