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| D11-167. THE HAND THAT HELPED! The kid's father reached into the sixth plate with a new seal and held tightly to the back of his child's head in a supreme effort to keep the tyke seated and still. The unpleasant expression indicates to me that the babe was not pleased with that extra effort, which was very successful. So much for the "behind the scene description." When I lifted the detached leather cover (with a nesting swan theme) I was astounded to see the artistic handiwork of a very precise colorist. The person obviously had a palette of pigments in varying hues and decided to select all of them to use on a single likeness. He or she used two distinctive styles of tinting to arrive at the final presentation. If you enjoy images with an unusual but a tasteful rainbow appearance please consider the child. The three black specks on his face probably happened as contaminants in the red turned dark. The reflective silver has a few mold spiders and a couple mat scrapes. One last observation, even those fancy ear covers were made light blue! $945 |
