19th C. Sandpaper Theorem Peaches on Card curious carving With a carved horn wheel

With a carved horn wheel

with natural bristles attached via fine hand-stitched wire (I think horse hair on the drafting brush

for auld lang syne

feels great in the hand

but it appears no losses at all and nothing loose in the frame

19th C. Sandpaper Theorem Peaches on Card curious carving With a carved horn wheelA voluptuous trio of peaches, rendered with the use of stencils, theorem style, but it seems to me perhaps with marble dust incoporated, as there is that sort of sandpaper texture to the drawing painting. Which makes it rather unusual, and a bit elusive too I am not entirely certain whether done in pastels with some sort of fixative over them or finely spatter painted. 19th c. for sure, whatever the case, and quite lovely. 7 1 2 x 5 1 2" with cut to