French Neoclassical c. 1810 Charcoal Study of a Hand - Two of Two brass dog The faces are a bit

The faces are a bit different on either side of this old polar bear pull toy

I've seen some old brass stencils salvaged from apple orchards

with magnets on each interior facet

and there is no copyright page to the text

Missing the tip of one foot

French Neoclassical c. 1810 Charcoal Study of a Hand - Two of Two brass dog The faces are a bitI purchased this beautifully executed charcoal drawing directly from a seller in France along with one other, listed separately. Both I know were found in the Sartre region, and both done on watermarked laid paper, which date them to about 1810. I love a good hand, whether drawn or carved or otherwise, and this finely rendered, softly cupped hand seems as if forever on the verge of grasping something. Really lovely. 19 3 8 x 13 7 8 and in good