Lovely, Scarce Late 19th Century Nautical 14 Second Sandglass, Working Swedish momento which help me date it

which help me date it to 1880 or so

which to me is quite a beautiful distillation of how semiotics works

and think Magritte’s Treachery of Images (Ceci n’est pas une pipe) was about as perfect a means of addressing the nature of representation as there’s been

but the rich color and exquisite execution makes these song birds feel like miraculous creatures--which they are

Lovely, Scarce Late 19th Century Nautical 14 Second Sandglass, Working Swedish momento which help me date itI've always got an eye out for antique sand timers, but don't come across them too often, and when I do they are usually priced well beyond my reach. This was a lucky find, and a cool one, a 14 second sand timer made for nautical use. Sailors used this type of sand glass to measure the speed of a vessel: a triangular piece of wood connected to a rope knotted every 43. 7 was thrown overboard into the sea; one sailor would let the rope out, another