Striking (and Evocatively Face-Like) Pair of Antique Framer's Sample Boards, Behind Glass mid-century fans 23 1/4" x 5 9/16"

23 1/4" x 5 9/16" x 1 1/4" and in good condition

And in the best mustard yellow glaze with clay body showing through

with this ambiguous architectural structure at the center

but I did get excited--and curious--about this old book shaped mold

with just general wear

Striking (and Evocatively Face-Like) Pair of Antique Framer's Sample Boards, Behind Glass mid-century fans 23 1/4" x 5 9/16"I bought these last summer from a dealer in Mid Coast Maine with wonderful things and a keen eye for the graphic I paid what I'm asking but wanted to enjoy them awhile, and while offering them up now won't be sorry to keep them forever. They were are display salesman sample boards showing a variety of metal (I believe largely brass) edgings for round, oval and rectangular picture frames. Photos don't do justice, but I find them very beautiful things,