Antique Reverse Painting on Glass of Woman on Stage five holes (See also its black and

(See also its black and gold twin

Made of sea grass

and keen attention to detail

It would be especially dramatic filled with large white lilies or a few tall flowering branches

the other a rich brown and putty colored--that follow the contours of their making

Antique Reverse Painting on Glass of Woman on Stage five holes (See also its black andThis wonderful reverse painting on glass, presumed mid to late 19th century, would originally have been a decorative pane on a large clock, probably installed right below the clocks face. I love the various framing devices that position the womanwho, to me, looks positively Goya esqueat center stage; it's as if she herself, who appears to be sprinkling magic dust in the air, is responsible for keeping time moving forward! Id probably just prop this