Fantastic 19th C. Homemade Stereoview of Sea Creatures, Related to Louis Figuier Engraving lightening bolt and two kneeling figures that

and two kneeling figures that are also pure geometry at lower right)

sight 5 1/4” x 4 3/4”

I found these in Upstate New York

It’s not too often that I buy a piece of Asian lacquerware

What appears to be some bleeding as noted

Fantastic 19th C. Homemade Stereoview of Sea Creatures, Related to Louis Figuier Engraving lightening bolt and two kneeling figures thatThere are stereoviews and then there are stereoviews this is one of two early albumen photo stereoviews I'm listing this week of the gorgeous and special variety; a different species entirely from the later stereocards with images printed on the card. And this is a curious one, too. The image is very similar to an engraving ("Ideal Scene of the Lias Period with Ichthyosaurus and Plesiosaurus") in French scientist Louis Figuier's 'The World Before the