Fish Shaped Boy at Sea, Real Photo Postcard Masked Image letter opener with carved head with some light scratching to

with some light scratching to the surface of the glass and enamel

including a few small patches where there is no glaze at all

occasionally I buy things that looked much better in photos

The gilding obviously is well worn but otherwise in very good condition

Fish Shaped Boy at Sea, Real Photo Postcard Masked Image letter opener with carved head with some light scratching toIt is hard to get a full sense of this beauty without holding it in your hands, where you really feel its object hood, but I do believe this real photo postcard really transcends itself to feel to like quite a little work of art. Part of what I think makes it great is the darkness of the photograph, such that the features of the figure are quite difficult to read, giving the whole thing a sense of mystery, and a bit of a haunting feel I keep thinking