Great Antique Gold and Black Gesso Over Wood Frame with Marvelous Reverse papier mach as part of a grouping

as part of a grouping of interesting boxes

a lofty ambition for an individual of limited means

spring tension catching/gripping mechanism

multiplication and division

Really quite an amazing object and portrait of an iconic place during its heyday

Great Antique Gold and Black Gesso Over Wood Frame with Marvelous Reverse papier mach as part of a groupingNot sure whether I like the front or back more on this one they are very different things! The face I love for the gold stripes against black patterning that looks very much like scales, making the whole thing feel like a snake curled into an oval to me. The reverse revealing its angle cut construction, rectangular recessed frame and black stencil painted 80 on one side reminds me of a cubist painting, including with the simple string strung across,