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9 1/4" long x 8 3/4" tall x 3 3/4" wide and in great condition
two full layers deep
with dings and dents here and there and some scattered rust
which feel rather right
in the Scherenschnitte tradition
Looking Out, Charming c. 1880s Mother of Pearl Seashell Folk Art Carving hippie 9 1/4" long x 8I'm sure I've seen them on occasion, but I'd never really looked at a folk art mother of pearl shell carving of this sort before and really what an amazing thing, all done by hand, quite a feat of labor and patience! Perhaps not surprisingly, fisherman were the most common subjects depicted on these, typically shown holding a net and facing away from the sea (toward the viewer), as if coming to shore in at the end of the day. But this much better this
