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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 412841, member: 5833&quot;]I&#039;m going to take the opportunity to get some guidance myself on the right search terms to use.&nbsp; Years ago, in a charity shop, I bought a glass lidded bowl with feet &amp; installed it on top of my dresser, where it holds mostly watches, some small keys.&nbsp; When I&#039;d had it for a while, I stumbled into one like it, except different color, that sold on eBay for a ridiculous price.&nbsp; I was of course all excited, &amp; since listing gave name of maker, I set off to see if I could find one like mine.&nbsp; I look from time to time, but never have.&nbsp; Have never seen another one sell for so much either.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is Portieux Vallerysthal&#039;s turtle (really a tortoise) with a snail on its back as a knob.&nbsp; They are <a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1&amp;biw=1600&amp;bih=764&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=1&amp;ei=wEm9W5rTLfGZ_QaIqIWwDA&amp;q=portieux+vallerysthal+turtle+snail&amp;oq=portieux+vallerysthal+turtle+snail&amp;gs_l=img.12...60129.64055..70753...0.0..0.112.766.11j1......1....1..gws-wiz-img.......35i39.OARbOw9e-uM#imgrc=5N4txQKAScqDUM:" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1&amp;biw=1600&amp;bih=764&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=1&amp;ei=wEm9W5rTLfGZ_QaIqIWwDA&amp;q=portieux+vallerysthal+turtle+snail&amp;oq=portieux+vallerysthal+turtle+snail&amp;gs_l=img.12...60129.64055..70753...0.0..0.112.766.11j1......1....1..gws-wiz-img.......35i39.OARbOw9e-uM#imgrc=5N4txQKAScqDUM:" rel="nofollow">easy to find</a>, mostly in blue, mostly in milk glass.&nbsp; Mine is colorless &amp; frosted.&nbsp; It&#039;s a mass produced item; doesn&#039;t make any sense that there aren&#039;t any others out there &amp; at least one of them for sale.&nbsp; The terms I know to use are in this paragraph.&nbsp; Am I overlooking a descriptor when it comes to the color/finish?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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