Figure Amid The Ruins, Apt for 2025 1988 Brass Brooch sailor suits and perhaps an additional head-covering

and perhaps an additional head-covering was meant to be sewn onto it

and I don't mind that he's lost the end of his whip

I've done a bit of searching but can't find another like it--I assume it would have been positioned on a wall inside an office building or hotel (or somewhere large enough to have three front and three side doors)

even as old as Time of King Hezekia" (Judahite King Hezekia

Figure Amid The Ruins, Apt for 2025 1988 Brass Brooch sailor suits and perhaps an additional head-coveringI am always interested in the conversation between vintage antique objects and the present moment, and what is happening in the larger world always informs what I buy because it shapes what feels resonant hence this 1988 brooch, which, with shadowy figure standing amid the ruins, feels to me completely apt for the moment. Also very 1980s post mod. 2 1 16 w x 1 13 16 t and in excellent condition. Marked JJ 1988 on reverse.