Six Spades, Antique Playing Cards, Presumed Belgian, Late 18th C. flask This sculpture to me feels

This sculpture to me feels really sincere

I absolutely love these very Canadian lumberjack twins

this emphatically handmade ashtray at least has a very strong make-do trench art sensibility

I'm fairly certain 1960s or so

I believe this piece is specifically by Wilhelm Kagel Jr

Six Spades, Antique Playing Cards, Presumed Belgian, Late 18th C. flask This sculpture to me feelsI first purchased a batch of heart pips from this very same deck from a seller in Holland, who has been parsing them out a few at a time. When he posted these I snatched them up immediately I think they are just extraordinarily beautiful! I believe they date to the 1780s or so and are likely Belgian, which was a hub for playing card production in the 18th century, largely for export to England. I just love their imperfectly cut, square edged,