Group of Three Peruvian Handwoven Wool Textiles from Estate of Cynthia Numark Prelack antique gem tintypes very small carved pipe

very small carved pipe

Well constructed with nice clean lines and nice old paint

the illuminition of his face

with mother of pearl inlay at the center of the lid and for the buttons of the shoe

with the softness of the windows

Group of Three Peruvian Handwoven Wool Textiles from Estate of Cynthia Numark Prelack antique gem tintypes very small carved pipeI purchased these woven wool pieces a number of years ago at the incredible estate sale of artist, gallerist and collector Cynthia Numark Prelack, whose Iguana gallery on Newbury Street in Boston focused on work of Haitian artists, but who also travelled and collected widely in Central and South America. (There are not sales like that anymore and I often wish I could be back in her brownstone; I would have bought a whole lot more now!) Anyway, I'm