Him and Her, Striking Pair of 19th C. Hand-painted Photographs antique loupe also a collector

also a collector

including these long tight coils that make it feel like these insects might just spring into action at any moment

I know Steiff made a "Jocko" monkey hand-puppet that looked somewhat like this one

I have a tendency to talk to inanimate objects

Him and Her, Striking Pair of 19th C. Hand-painted Photographs antique loupe also a collectorThese, like the charcoal portrait also listed, combine photographic portraits with hand done (painted) enhancements there are lots of examples of these out there, but this couple struck me as especially striking. It is in part the black black of the black ink and its bleeding along the bottom edge that does it for me, and then also the very fine detailing of his reddish beard and hair, and her black hair (and blue eyes, too) every strand of hair