Fish Shaped Boy at Sea, Real Photo Postcard Masked Image letter opener with carved head including a few small patches

including a few small patches where there is no glaze at all

3 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 7/8" tall and in great vintage condition

The gilding obviously is well worn but otherwise in very good condition

occasionally I buy things that looked much better in photos

as pictured in detailed photos

Fish Shaped Boy at Sea, Real Photo Postcard Masked Image letter opener with carved head including a few small patchesIt is hard to get a full sense of this beauty without holding it in your hands, where you really feel its object hood, but I do believe this real photo postcard really transcends itself to feel to like quite a little work of art. Part of what I think makes it great is the darkness of the photograph, such that the features of the figure are quite difficult to read, giving the whole thing a sense of mystery, and a bit of a haunting feel I keep thinking