Figure Amid The Ruins, Apt for 2025 1988 Brass Brooch sailor suits especially the "lessons in drawings"

especially the "lessons in drawings" animals and geometric shapes

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

inside the box

The same hand (knife) made both

Figure Amid The Ruins, Apt for 2025 1988 Brass Brooch sailor suits especially the "lessons in drawings"I 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.