Danse Macabre Antique French Hand-drawn Postcard antique game board And all the better that

And all the better that it sits atop a four-hole ocarina

complete with bags underneath

I think perhaps it was used for display in a cobbler's shop

Stamped 104 on the underside

Danse Macabre Antique French Hand-drawn Postcard antique game board And all the better thatI think the self referential pen and ink drawing on this antique French postcard is pretty fabulous, with its maker portraying himself legs up inside of the ink bottle, driven there by an army of dancing, smiling ink pens on the attack. At the center, tucked under the ink bottle, is a postcard within the postcard, locating him in Grenoble and describing the scene to his dear niece as a Danse Macabre. As a perfect final touch, he has drawn a caricature