Antique Scherenschnitte (Cut Paper) Collage from Victorian Scrapbook house of the seven gables box I find this to be

I find this to be one of the most beautiful

though I have no idea where this little painting came from

with a small old tear at lower right

Michael Lekakis

I first photographed this in the old frame I found it in

Antique Scherenschnitte (Cut Paper) Collage from Victorian Scrapbook house of the seven gables box I find this to beI never cease to be amazed by the laborious precision of antique Scherenschnitte designs like these, and love this old scrapbook composition of four examples, including a peacock! Very nicely done, and with gold paint on the bird for punctuation, and pin prick detailing on the larger flowers and peacock, all mounted to dark blue paper that was pasted into a scrapbook, with some of the opposite page visible on the backside. 6 1 2" x 4 1 4". Very good