Papillon, parfumé, pernicieux, particulier, pénétrant, palpitant et peut-être prédominant.
the ephemera: original page from 1889 French school book; high quality reproduction of a natural history illustration of a butterfly.
The found objects: vintage zipper part; antique royal typewriter key; old watch parts & antique stopwatch face and workings.
Size: 6 inches square
He made a fine watch guard, with his quartz crystals ready to hand and his super sharp pen nib in his back pocket. Hooligans beware.
Pen and Ink Butterfly
The ephemera: Original French document from the 1800s, high quality reproduction of a natural history illustration of a butterfly.
The found objects: vintage watch face and parts; vintage pen nib.
Size: 6 inches square
Whirling, twirling, fluttering and churning he was determined to make the most of the last dog days of summer.
Churning Butter..fly
SOLD 😁
The ephemera: original ledger page from 1912; high quality reproduction of a natural history illustration of a butterfly.
The found objects: antique small key; various bits and bobs from an antique pocket watch.
Size: 6 inches square
Jutra Japon petit papillon, fluttering amongst the beautiful purple script carefully put to page by Marie-Hélène in 1889.
The ephemera: Original page from Marie-Hélène’s copy book dated 1889; high quality reproduction of a natural history illustration of a beautiful butterfly.
The found objects: vintage watch face; various parts of watches and an antique royal typewriter.
Size: 6 inches square on wooden block
The inner-workings of the unassuming butterfly are complex and yet functional. Fuelled by super charged nectar and pollen, he can flip and flap his wings with amazing power and speed. This secret weapon is the key to his survival in the harsh world of the back yard garden, where predators are lurking behind every bloom.
( Read aloud in a campy version of Richard Attenborough)
SOLD 😁
the ephemera: Original French document from the 1800s; high quality reproduction of a natural history illustration of a butterfly.
the found objects: vintage watch mechanisms and parts; antique key.
Size: 6 inches square
P comme papillon. Papillon automatique, qui vole et virevolte sans effort et sans cesse, butinant des milliers de fleurs en un rien de temps.
The ephemera: Original French document from 1848; high quality reproduction of a natural history illustration of a butterfly.
The found objects: bits from a vintage royal typewriter; a vintage wooden chess piece; to small vintage heart charms.
Size: 6 inches square
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