Hope you're keeping your eyes out for the matching basin. Debora
Agree. The work of a talented amateur. Debora
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It's quite a pretty thing, isn't it? Debora
Sorry, didn't see the post above re red goblets. Marinha Grande also makes the same/similar pattern....
The red goblets are Marinha Grande out of Portugal. Debora
I don't think the ashtrays are original to the box because the suit symbols are different. Debora [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Because the design accommodates it. Debora
Good point. Sometimes those little card table sets did but sometimes they didn't. Here's an example. Debora [ATTACH]
Those should be ash trays. Debora
Oh, and please start a new thread in the Art forum where the right eyes will see it. Debora
Did you forget to post photographs, @A Stuckey? We would prefer photographs of the front and back including frame shot from straight on as well...
Would/could you post a photograph of your work from the front and back including frame? Debora
I see "McCann" for the signature. Debora
I had the same sense. Less like art and more like illustration. But lots of appeal. Debora
Looks like 1990 to my eye. Debora [ATTACH]
So no USA connection at all. Then there's really no logical reason to associate these books with Henry L. Palmer of Wisconsin or the Masons...
Dressed as a little Pierrot with cap and collar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierrot Debora
Here's one from a museum's collection. Linocut according to description. https://collections.discovernewfields.org/art/artwork/75425 Debora
Looks like this one, doesn't it? Missing a sash. Seller says maker Brooke....
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