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with a few green paint drips along the side
but still clear and lovely
made as a gift by an Emma to someone in 1903
but contact me if interested
The faces remind me of the work of Howard Finster--I think it's the noses turning into eye brows
SOLD Siege of Antwerp (1584) Fire Boats, Striking Mounted c. 1783 Bookplate Engraving sphere shaped box with a few green paintNumerous finds today relating to fire, and water, and this one bridges the gap an 18th century engraving, copperplate print I believe, of "fire boats,"which were built and fielded by the defending Dutch rebels in the Siege of Antwerp, part of the Eight Years War against the Habsburgs. From what I understand, these ships, which functioned essentially as floating bombs, did immense damage, and have since been described as an early form of weapons of
