An Extraordinary 19th Century Photograph Album in the Form of a Hand Carved Ship sub-Curios An antique knocker such as

An antique knocker such as this is therefore a beautifully original and effective foil for the dark or polished surface of the wood of the door

Afghan Zieglers have proved to be one of the most popular hand woven rugs of recent times

bordered by two inset borders

the Archdukes John and Lewis of Austria wrote (1815)

the realistically crafted hands with cuffs are extremely well executed in terms of the planning in initial design and the actual hand carving right down to the nails

An Extraordinary 19th Century Photograph Album in the Form of a Hand Carved Ship sub-Curios An antique knocker such asOrigin: Tyrolean Period: 19th Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 Height: 31 inches Width: 18 inches Depth: 6 inches The large hand carved ship amongst waves, and sitting on rockers, having a hand painted image of a Tyrolean view, in place of the sails, and opening to reveal various portrait windows within. This is an extremely unusual photograph album and one that is probably unique. The ship rocks gently back and forth as if it is at sea,