Cutwork Paper
Scherenschnitte, Paper Cuttings, Hans Christian Andersen, Whimsy
Sandy Hook, CT: Caroline Stokes, [1980]. The whimsy and fantasy found in many of his stories can be seen in these reproductions of works originally created by Andersen. In the first scherenschnitte you will see a character in his likeness unable to attain the ballerina at the top of the.....
Price: $425.00
Scherenschnitte, Putnam-Houser House
A grouping of materials belonging to John D. Ripley found by a descendant among papers in the of the Putnam-Houser House in 1981. Contents include:A 12” x 15” scherenschnitte or cut-work paper valentine with elongated floral design and circular decorative elements at border. Center has a hand-penned verse reading “This.....
Price: $1,300.00
Cutwork Paper, Regency Era, Women's Work
[1815]. Four (4) different examples of intricate cutting done from a single sheet of paper. All oval in shape with an array of stylized elements from nature. All delicately designed and cut in a organized and somewhat geometric chaos. Each measures approximately 5" x 3 1/2" The paper most likely.....
Price: $900.00
autograph album, friendship album, New York, cut flowers, pressed flowers, water color, illustrations, poem, poems, poetry, verse, quotes, painting, cutwork, cutwork paper
New York: 1870 - 1901. A partially filled autograph album from the late 19th century, with the bulk of the autographs dating to the 1870s. Hidden among the autographs are a few gems. There is one expertly rendered water color depicting flowers. Additionally there is one embossed die cut Victorian.....
Price: $65.00
Paper Folk Art, Made by Hand, Love and Friendship
c1860. A saw-toothed border leaf shaped hand cut polished paper leaf (4" x 3 1/4") with stripped of blue, pink, navy and yellow paper decoratively woven through the leaf creating a geometric design. Housed in a 7"x 5" oval what appears to be gutta percha frame. Framed at a later.....
Price: $175.00
Cutwork, Made by Hand, Allegory
An intricate little scene comprised of multiple layers of polished and textured paper. A young woman and a sea captain stand hand-in-hand in a clearing. A rifle is laid atop a large rock in the foreground. A rabbit and two birds lay nearby (perhaps having been shot). A small dog.....
Price: $600.00
made by hand, paper cuts, paper-mosaicks, Mary Delany
An array of intricately cut and decorated tiny colored paper leaves, petals, stems and bows arranged as a floral wreath. Most have been individually embossed, note the detail on the tiger lilies at top right and the applied stamen on many on flowers less than 3/8” in their entirety. Also.....
Price: $1,200.00
Cutwork, Devotional, Made by Hand, Watercolor, Scherenschnitte, Canivet
A 4 1/2" x 2 1/2" delicate hand made paper devotional or "Nun Cut" Flaming hearts surrounded by roses and thorns Verse reads " O God ... will Again. Vivid watercolor decoration with gold and green border decoration. Reverse is blank.
Price: $350.00
Cutwork, Silhouette, Made by Hand
[1820]. A 2 1/2" x 6 3/4" cutwork from a single sheet black matte paper depicts a tree, three swans and a shrub. Note the delicate cuts and fine finish work. The paper has a very high rag content allowing it to be somewhat pliable. The reverse is blank. A......
Price: $225.00
cutwork paper, scherenschnitte, canivet, made by hand, folk art
c1810. A 6 1/2" cut paper scene with three (3) birds perched on tree branches on a 10" x 8 1/4" backing sheet. The bodies are constructed of razor feather cuts and pinprick feet. Miniature feather cuts around the eye. Done in the style of Elizabeth Cobbold...
Price: $750.00
Trinket box, made by hand, cut paper
3” x 4 ½” x 2” glass topped trinket box with straw decorated exterior and paper lined interior. Depicts a Naïve Alter boy with a Cross among the Flowering Trees, Vines, and Shrubs. All handmade paper cuts. Boy with halo dressed in real fabric dress with lace topper. some wear.....
Price: $450.00
cutwork, Cobbold
A 10" x 7 1/2" sheet with a cutwork depicting a woman riding a horse, all cut from a single sheet of paper. Note how the horses' front left hoof attaching the ground to the horse and rider. Elizabeth Cobbold(1767-1824) She gave elaborate valentine parties and created a cut-works, some.....
Price: $425.00
Watchpaper Love Token, Scherenschnitte, paper cutwork, Love and Friendship
[1850]. A 2 1/4" x 2 1/4" cutwork or scherenschnitte love token with symmetrical hearts with sawtooth cut border decoration. A token of love and friendship, Most likely Pennsylvania Dutch. Endearing.
Price: $350.00