SOLD Fabulous Vintage French Folk Art Butcher Shop Diorama saw and screw with a definite feeling of

with a definite feeling of liberation about it

iron is 7/16" thick

and I love the way the wavy stripes follow the curve of the fan

with a little wear to the old wood frame which I'd guess is about the same age

SOLD Fabulous Vintage French Folk Art Butcher Shop Diorama saw and screw with a definite feeling ofI didn't realize French butcher shop dioramas were such a thing prior to finding this one the other day, but indeed there is a long history of them; a quick search turns up a number of quite extraordinary 19th century examples. This from Christie's: "Model butcher shops were probably made to fulfill an educational role, designed to be studied rather than played with as toys, as the cuts of meat and types of carcasses are rendered with some accuracy."