How to Draw Horses by John Skeaping, Fourth Impression July 1943 vintage glass The lid features a seam

The lid features a seam of three nails at the overlap and 4 large and 2 small nails around the perimeter

but I am certain it included the work of Jacquer Poirer (1928–2002) whose trompe l'oeil painting is reproduced on the poster

and between the folded form of the glass and its details just striking

I've seen similarly shaped brushes described both as barber's brushes

Such a lovely paperweight

How to Draw Horses by John Skeaping, Fourth Impression July 1943 vintage glass The lid features a seamSuch a lovely little book! Artist John Skeaping, whose childhood ambition was to become a horse jockey, takes the reader through a step by step process of capturing the majestic beauty of his subject, from standing through galloping, in a manner both direct and wonderfully poetic. From the section Notes about Rhythm: "Some people have a sense of rhythm as some have a sense of humour. It is difficult to acquire a sense of rhythm, but it can be done if