Victorian Cruet Set with Hand MotifIf its Victorian and has a hand motif, its probably coming home with me. Antique cruet and castor sets are common enough, but whens the last time you saw one with a hand motif? This cruet set dates to the last quarter of the 19th century, is made of silver plated metal, and has an unusual motif at the top of a hand gripping a rolled up paper. Sometimes you also see this motif with a hand holding a bar, occasionally featured in the iconography various

The program has beautiful graphics depicting can-can girls & is in great condition

but I just use mine for general decor

The figure is made of painted chalkware & dates to the mid 20th century

never used

There were supposed to be over 100 of these engravings done after his painting

Conserved in a robin’s egg blue mat & gilded wood frame

Refer to photos for size & condition: Overall good

Opens and closes securely

though it has a timeworn look

very faint damp stain on the lefthand side

One small ding to the gesso and a very

marginal illustrations in red by “Anthony Amour