Willem Klijn Pencil Drawing of Man in Hat and Glasses, 1910, Brussels wooden bird I think it’s quite a

I think it’s quite a beauty of a jewelry box

The super long stick makes them great for sticking into a potted plant--ideally near a window where they might then do their job as hummingbird magnets

there is no real distinction at this point between masks made to be used in dances and those sold to tourists

I am not certain of the maker but believe it to be Scandanavian

with this terrific array of unusual geometric forms dangling from every other link of the chain

Willem Klijn Pencil Drawing of Man in Hat and Glasses, 1910, Brussels wooden bird I think it’s quite aThis hatted and bespectacled man reminds me rather of James Joyce a smart, serious, and quite sensitive young man. And I find this drawing, which appears to have been rendered on the back of a white paper receipt or wrapper, so romantic, conjuring visions of early 20th century European cafe life I can just see Dutch artist Willem Klijn sitting quietly in the corner by a window, dashing off this sketch while lively intellectual banter rises all around