SOLD Fabulous Vintage French Folk Art Butcher Shop Diorama sgraffito vase I was struck at the

I was struck at the moment by the similarities among them in their charming

with Bread Book handwritten in dark graphite letters against thick brown paper

I think this cow couple is pretty special

which it suggests it might take care of in one's absence

SOLD Fabulous Vintage French Folk Art Butcher Shop Diorama sgraffito vase I was struck at theI didn't realize French butcher shop dioramas were such a thing prior to finding this one the other day, but indeed there is a long history of them; a quick search turns up a number of quite extraordinary 19th century examples. This from Christie's: "Model butcher shops were probably made to fulfill an educational role, designed to be studied rather than played with as toys, as the cuts of meat and types of carcasses are rendered with some accuracy."