Dead Birds | Victorian Trade Cards with Game Bird Motif | James S. Kirk & Co.Fabulous Victorian trade card trio, each one advertising the wares of James S. Kirk & Co. of Chicago, soap maker and perfumer. The cards show game birds hanging upside down, a popular motif in vanitas paintings, hunting antiques, and Black Forest souvenirs. They are heavily embossed, standing out from the plain background. Refer to photos for size and condition: Very good.

and butterflies

true Victorian Staffordshire figure of two women holding hands

” Painted by nuns

as manufactured

Originally dated 1919

Idea for smalls like rings or pins

and photoshoots

better known for his painting “Hope

black silk crepe is the telltale sign

At just 6” tall

It makes a nice

Large leatherbound volume containing 1