Balancing: Very Charming 19th Century Four Vignette Graphite Drawing carvings This one is burgundy and

This one is burgundy and silver

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from "Bringing Up Father" an American comic strip created by cartoonist George McManus

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Balancing: Very Charming 19th Century Four Vignette Graphite Drawing carvings This one is burgundy andThis came out of a large c. 1870s century folio filled with all sorts of things, including a whole notebook of geometric perspective drawings, listed separately, and an assortment of handwritten notes on everything from wax flower making to casting. Included were a handful of single pages with perspective drawings and notes and then two graphite drawings of a different ilk, this and a second also listed, each featuring four related vignettes; here it