Handsome, Blushing Men in Boots, Nicely Scratchy and Atmospheric 19th Century Tintype Pierre Denys de Montfort This is a small frame

This is a small frame but it feels rather monumental in impact and resolve

sound and fairly sturdy

Very good vintage condition overall and structurally very sound with some scattered lost/split stitches as pictured

which was such a gem I went back to the seller in Russia to buy two more

this particular example I think holds all the charm of fraktur watercolors

Handsome, Blushing Men in Boots, Nicely Scratchy and Atmospheric 19th Century Tintype Pierre Denys de Montfort This is a small frameI love how relaxed and also full of attitude these two look. And how the hand and forearm of the standing man rests on the shoulder of the seated one. I might take them as co conspirators in some scheme yet to unfold. (I've been watching Deadwood and they feel like they might be about to arrive in town, plot in hand!) With what looks to be a partial view of a dresser at near right, shirts or uniforms hanging. The dealer I purchased this from