Perfect Gem: 19th Century Cut and Folded Two Tone Paper Diamond Oxford University Press All happy things

All happy things

with light scratches and scuffs all over and one straight vertical hairline crack in one piece of inlay (as pictured)

otherwise the basket is in excellent condition

Certificate itself measures 10 1/8" x 8"

Perfect Gem: 19th Century Cut and Folded Two Tone Paper Diamond Oxford University Press All happy thingsI am always delighted to find a 19th century cut paper form (akin to woven paper hearts) and this one as lovely as any I've seen. And what a perfect example of something magical feeling created through simple means a series of linear cuts allowing the sides to fold out, creating a wonderful play between the gold of the paper on one side, the cream on the other, and the negative space. Perfection. (And examples like this also feel very much as if