Sword Swallower ouroboros

Sword Swallower ouroborosPlease examine the images closely and read the full description. Sword Swallower. Events in life don't always go according to plan. Hand beaded and embroidered on felt and canvas fabrics. Painted paper mache skull sits in the center with a sword piercing his mouth. Beaded blood drips below. Tea stained canvas left intentionally wrinkled. Set over a coffin shaped paper mache box. Hanger in back for wall mounting. Approximate Measurements 7. 5" tall, 4.

about 4" tall

with chains about 8" long

Items are handmade and incorporate vintage beads and cabochons

The tarnish includes discoloration and the appearance of fingerprints from its previous owners

The embroidery is set in a wooden embroidery hoop secured to a grapevine wreath bound by wire and black twine

A touch of death so often equated with disease and so death takes the form of a plague doctor

This celluloid cover is secured to a stained and distressed wooden box

Set in a vintage metal child's plate featuring hammered images of animals and clowns around the frame

Antique autograph covers are given a new life and purpose

is now quite normal

but at what cost

5" (at widest) x 2" (deep)