Large Late Victorian Oil on Canvas Portrait of Man with Mustache vintage toy with a bit of the

with a bit of the feeling of an hourglass

so scooped these--much rusted--ones when I found them in New Hampshire this week

body measures 2 3/4" wide

and what a lot of personality to this one

I believe this sampler came from an estate in Newburyport MA with quite a fine collection of antique samplers

Large Late Victorian Oil on Canvas Portrait of Man with Mustache vintage toy with a bit of theI found this one in upstate NY near Albany, and believe it to be American, late 19th century, though it is unsigned. Perhaps he once hung side by side with his wife, in ornate gold frames with oval shaped mats but I think he would be quite excellent in a barber shop now, especially one favoring handlebar mustaches! Quite skillfully painted, and larger than life, with piercing blue eyes and flushed pink cheeks; he looks to me as if just at that time in