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| D10-138. IT'S ALIVE! I guess the master carver didn't choose a piece of "dead wood" when he created the cane the elderly gent held for his one sixth dag that has a new archival seal. Did that walking prop cause the fellow's hand to move while the remainder of himself was fairly motionless? The subject probably couldn't see beyond the end of his nose without securing the wires over his ears and peering through the lenses that he held between the fingers of his ancient hand. A quick brush through that bushy white mane was all he required, after dressing in his Sunday best going to a funeral suit, to be ready for his maker. Splashes of rouge cover the lover half of his wrinkled face. Lots of daguerreian frosting is visible in the darkest areas of his jacket that contrasts nicely with his white shirt and collar. In fact, the reflected depth is impressive. Aside from the visible mold mites there is a patch of silver on the right side that looks like teeny blisters covered over by gold chloride, which might have caused the problem when it was applied. The spry subject still had something left in his life when he posed circa 1850. His leather case is apart. The embossed deep purple velvet pad is exceptionally well preserved. $165 |
