Louis Jou, "Pugile" (Boxer), Dry Point Etching c. 1920s brass stencil outfit including perhaps inspiring some games

including perhaps inspiring some games of one's own invention

I'd love to see it filled with white lilies but think it would also be great as a planter for something green

Dimensions: 9 3/16" x 7 5/8" x 5/8"

1920s or so

uncased 19th c

Louis Jou, "Pugile" (Boxer), Dry Point Etching c. 1920s brass stencil outfit including perhaps inspiring some gamesPhotos do no justice to this dry point etching, as it is difficult to avoid glare shooting through the glass; in person it is crisp and bright and very finely done. I didn't know it when I purchased it (the artist's name is incorrectly cited on reverse) but with a little research I discovered it was done by Spanish painter, engraver, master typographer and editor Louis Jou (1882 1968). Jou, who became a naturalized French citizen, set up his own