Sweet Naive 1880s Graphite Drawing of Hillside Village - 2 of 2 plates there has been some deterioration

there has been some deterioration to the bronze: on the front

But best of all

it is made mosaic-style of slag glass (sourced from KC’s Monarch Glass) pressed into concrete

shaped like a bird and originally intended as a salt dish I believe

Quite an amazing feat of dexterity and engineering

Sweet Naive 1880s Graphite Drawing of Hillside Village - 2 of 2 plates there has been some deteriorationI'm really smitten with this sweet little "naive" pencil drawing of a hillside village, one of two in the shop that came from a larger collection of drawings executed by the artist on a Grand Tour encompassing Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Norway. I love everything about it, especially the way the various structures are spaced out and snuggled together, with that great drop downhill at the far right It was done in the 1880s, about the same time that