The beauty of the #liberty postcards is indisputable (some celebrate the liberation of Alsace) but the words

where workers stored their cards after having stamped them

It has been cleaned thoroughly but obviously given its use it shows some signs of age and stains

non erano le Pic Indolor

old stone mortar with horses at the ends

Coppia fermalibri marmo caprioli con uva Tabacchiera in corno The beauty of the #libertyAntique bookends on cream veined marble bases surmounted by spelter figures depicting two roe deer eating grapes. Note the slender lines, the chiasmus of the curves of the neck and hind leg, the plastic elegance of how the pose has been rendered. Beautiful pieces; in excellent condition. A refined gift.