Beatific Wife Subtly Pointing Knife at Husband, Wonderfully Subversive Feeling Antique Sixth Plate Tintype Maine wood duck This charming little brass box

This charming little brass box

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Nice aging to the old paint and with a really great presence

Beatific Wife Subtly Pointing Knife at Husband, Wonderfully Subversive Feeling Antique Sixth Plate Tintype Maine wood duck This charming little brass boxOne of my favorites of the week, purchased from a favorite dealer in Cohoes, NY, whose shop is a treasure trove of interesting things, including tons of photographs. A bit subtle perhaps, but it is I think the subtlety here that makes it: looks to my eye very much as though she is pointing a knife straight at the man beside her, who I certainly take for her husband! The look on her face seems to match her gesture 100% perfectly calculatingly placid,