A Good Mid-19thC Portrait of a Student; Attributed to Friedrich von Amerling (1803-1887) antiques It is possible that they

It is possible that they were designed as a successor to the glass paperweight

He was a self-described clairvoyant who taught palmistry

On the underside of the lid is the charming original label for the machine

the architect of the Arts and Crafts movement

on roughhewn wood

A Good Mid-19thC Portrait of a Student; Attributed to Friedrich von Amerling (1803-1887) antiques It is possible that theyOrigin: Austrian Period: Mid 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1850 70 Canvas Height: 20. 25 Canvas Width: 14. 25 The unframed nineteenth century oil on paper study laid down on canvas, showing a well realised head and shoulders portrait on a burnt umber ground of a young student with dense chestnut beard in academic attire consisting of black robe and tudor bonnet type hat, in side profile, attributed to the work of Friedrich von Amerling and