Fish Shaped Boy at Sea, Real Photo Postcard Masked Image letter opener with carved head The gilding obviously is well

The gilding obviously is well worn but otherwise in very good condition

as well as two sets of initials

Each cover measures 19" long x 13" tall x 3/8" thick

as pictured in detailed photos

they're quite similar to a couple of decks of Charles Goodall & Son

Fish Shaped Boy at Sea, Real Photo Postcard Masked Image letter opener with carved head The gilding obviously is wellIt is hard to get a full sense of this beauty without holding it in your hands, where you really feel its object hood, but I do believe this real photo postcard really transcends itself to feel to like quite a little work of art. Part of what I think makes it great is the darkness of the photograph, such that the features of the figure are quite difficult to read, giving the whole thing a sense of mystery, and a bit of a haunting feel I keep thinking