Striking (and Evocatively Face-Like) Pair of Antique Framer's Sample Boards, Behind Glass Bliss Noah's arc and tack eyes

and tack eyes

Charming little faces all the way around on these small Japanese netsuge

which looks like mink to me

Just fantastic

Striking (and Evocatively Face-Like) Pair of Antique Framer's Sample Boards, Behind Glass Bliss Noah's arc and tack eyesI bought these last summer from a dealer in Mid Coast Maine with wonderful things and a keen eye for the graphic I paid what I'm asking but wanted to enjoy them awhile, and while offering them up now won't be sorry to keep them forever. They were are display salesman sample boards showing a variety of metal (I believe largely brass) edgings for round, oval and rectangular picture frames. Photos don't do justice, but I find them very beautiful things,