Fantastic 19th C. Homemade Stereoview of Sea Creatures, Related to Louis Figuier Engraving Japanese papier mache and there must once have

and there must once have been a crank mechanism that this "wheel" connected to

Very good antique condition with light spotting

and adding up to quite a little aura

Japan tall ceramic vase features an amazing satin finish that looks rather like an airbrush painting or frosted glass

My favorite color on the planet

Fantastic 19th C. Homemade Stereoview of Sea Creatures, Related to Louis Figuier Engraving Japanese papier mache and there must once haveThere are stereoviews and then there are stereoviews this is one of two early albumen photo stereoviews I'm listing this week of the gorgeous and special variety; a different species entirely from the later stereocards with images printed on the card. And this is a curious one, too. The image is very similar to an engraving ("Ideal Scene of the Lias Period with Ichthyosaurus and Plesiosaurus") in French scientist Louis Figuier's 'The World Before the