Antique Brass Repousse Over Glass Jar with Eagles Everywhere inuit duck religion and politics

religion and politics

framed in just the right old cream-painted wooden frame

There is a little rippling to the paper

an unused notebook is one of the most optimistic-feeling things in the world

I especially love the swirl of smoke billowing up from the pipe of this bearded fellow

Antique Brass Repousse Over Glass Jar with Eagles Everywhere inuit duck religion and politicsI think this is likely French and presume late 19th c. or so; not totally my usual thing but I thought think it quite striking and grand feeling, with the brass (I believe) repousse shining like gold. And tis certainly the season for eagles! One on the lid with wings raised, then two more along the sides, wings spread and lapping where they meet. Plus flowers in urns and furled leaves, too. Fine quality, beautiful patina, heavyweight glass, to which