a 19th century ship in a bottle. the carte de visite is

the carte de visite is protected in a simple glass and metal frame that can be wall hung or surface mounted

more than a dozen portrait painters sailed to her island home to capture her likeness

pierre brice

the mandarin did not approve of the love affair and chases the couple over his bridge

a 19th century ship in a bottle. the carte de visite isa 19th century ship in a bottle depicting a hybrid steam sail ship of the 1860's 70's. with a black painted carved wooden hull, carved masts and spars, cotton thread rigging and a centrally located painted wood red funnel with a black top, modelled sailing on a painted putty sea. the ship is housed in an oval bottle, the piece dating from the 1880's or earlier. the colour scheme of the funnel suggests that the ship has been modelled on a cunard