Striking Antique Chinese Bronze Buddha's Hand (Citron) Box with Blue Enamel Interior bird with next with felt pads added at

with felt pads added at some point around the edge

I think many of his drawings were quite wonderful and this one marvelous

Plus an introduction that tells the history of La Florida—located on a “glorious corner of Havana” previously occupied by “The Silver Pine” and now transformed into “a refuge of Art and Poetry”

linen face and hands

do a fair amount of measuring

Striking Antique Chinese Bronze Buddha's Hand (Citron) Box with Blue Enamel Interior bird with next with felt pads added atAnother beauty from a visit to my favorite cabinet of curiosities in New Hampshire this week. This is Chinese, bronze I believe, and portrays a fingered citron fruit, also known as a Buddha's hand which looks like a lemon with long fingers and is often used as an offering in Buddhist temples and a decoration during holidays like Lunar New Year, symbolizing longevity and good fortune. I have found an antique (18th c.) example closely resembling the