Young Man in Folk Art Chair, Antique Cabinet Card in Period Repousse Easel Frame man and bear Sold in the glass fronted

Sold in the glass fronted box I found them in

and the more ups and downs the faster they go

which I couldn’t resist because the old paint on the parrot’s head is so good - dark green with orange beak and creamy white around the double ringed eye

A pair of very old handmade Punch and Judy puppet heads

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Young Man in Folk Art Chair, Antique Cabinet Card in Period Repousse Easel Frame man and bear Sold in the glass frontedThis one's about both the frame and the cabinet card for me, and the lovely combination they make together and I do believe they have been together for quite a long time. The pretty flowers and vines repousse frame iI believe s late 19th c. period to the photo and I believe made specifically as a cabinet card frame, with welded easel leg on the back to stand it. And then this young man, looking so much the sensitive dreamer, who I especially love for