Last of the Heart Quilting Clamps, 19th Century Hand-forged, SOLD INDIVIDUALLY holy woman The backs read: "Importe D'Autriche"

The backs read: "Importe D'Autriche" (imported from Austria) "VB Lyon" and "Dessin-Depose en France" (designed in France)

and with the fantastic execution amplifying a sense of wonder at creatures that already seem quite fantastical

and one well well dressed mistress of ceremonies

quiet precision about them

so am thinking they were likely used by someone for selecting paper to use in a dollhouse

Last of the Heart Quilting Clamps, 19th Century Hand-forged, SOLD INDIVIDUALLY holy woman The backs read: "Importe D'Autriche"Before the holidays I was up in mid coast Maine for a show and purchased a couple of old handmade saws and an antique iron heart quilting clamp from a dealer who always has interesting things, all I believe having come from one collection. I then returned a few weeks ago to find that he had put out a few more one larger one that I sold last week and then this excellent matching pair! Quilting clamps were are used on a quilting frame to hold fabric