On My Mantle

I try to change what's on my mantle and coffee table every few months. It lets me enjoy some of the things I've collected without getting bored of them, and prevents the living area of the house getting too cluttered.
This grouping has some antique bottles, a glass insulator, brass boxes, an old copy of Shakespeare, a mandolin, a tiny stringed instrument with bow from the former country of Yugoslavia, and some of my antiquarian books that are edged with ebru.