Wonderful Antique Handmade Bobbin Lace Woman with Scythe art deco with a little roughness in

with a little roughness in a couple of spots around the edge and one dark stain on the inside of the bowl

This piece is in great antique condition and measures 14 1/2" long x 8 1/2" wide x 4 1/2" tall at highest point (exterior sides measure 2 1/2" tall

The copper plate is firmly adhered to its original wooden block

Both feature wood-burned decorative garlands and the text "Minne från Sverige" (souvenirs from Sweden) across their top rims

a mythological creature considered a guardian figure in Japanese culture and a popular subject in Japanese papier-mâché

Wonderful Antique Handmade Bobbin Lace Woman with Scythe art deco with a little roughness inThis special thing is a piece of late 19th century figural Italian Cantu lace, entirely made by hand. At the center is this wonderful raised appliqud woman holding a scythe, with a patch of wheat before her, flowers and a butterfly at her back, and perhaps the shade of a few leafy branches overhead, all set amid this great net like ground. Perhaps it was once part of a tablecloth decoration, I'm not sure, but now I'd treat it as the work of art it is