Victorian Floral Painting with Cut Paper EmbellishmentsWhen I picked this charming Victorian floral painting, I thought it was done on embossed paper, like so many of the early Victorian valentines and holy cards I collect and sell. Upon closer inspection I realized that the embellishments above and below the painting that look like machine embossing are actually hand cut! Something like a cross between 18th century hand cut canivetes and Victorian pinprick work, she must have used a minuscule, very sharp

This might be my favorite hair memorial I’ve acquired for the shop this year

Sold at a low price

but this bust of Christ proved irresistible to me for its wonderful glass eyes

Presented as a gift from a son to his mother

I have also seen photos of it in the UK

the main ingredient of which is wormwood

This one’s for my ghouls who love pink

Creepy antique doll circa 1890s with a German bisque head

Charming 20th century vintage suncatcher in the shape of a crescent moon spitting out stars

) mascaron motif surrounded by Rococo revival swirls

are tossed out quickly & carelessly & built to break

Presented in the early 20th century white wooden frame in which I found it