SOLD Fabulous Vintage French Folk Art Butcher Shop Diorama shot glass with nude She stands squarely on her

She stands squarely on her base

as if just realizing the reality of being trapped inside forever and also looking a bit as if trying to figure a way out

Stamped (impressed) on the back Chas Harrison & Co NY

A complete capital letter alphabet inside

SOLD Fabulous Vintage French Folk Art Butcher Shop Diorama shot glass with nude She stands squarely on herI didn't realize French butcher shop dioramas were such a thing prior to finding this one the other day, but indeed there is a long history of them; a quick search turns up a number of quite extraordinary 19th century examples. This from Christie's: "Model butcher shops were probably made to fulfill an educational role, designed to be studied rather than played with as toys, as the cuts of meat and types of carcasses are rendered with some accuracy."