An Unframed Early 20thC Engraving ‘Temptation’; Attributed to Frederick Carter (1885-1967) antiques The fact that the egg

The fact that the egg and dart moulding is to all sides of the top and that the rear legs have the fluted pilaster detail would suggest that the item was intended to be placed away from the wall and thus visible on the reverse but this aspect lacks a frieze and scroll angle brackets

For in ripe manhood he abandoned arms

on a stepped square plinth base

The preserved giant clam (Tridacna gigas) shell survives from the south pacific or Indian oceans from the first half of the twentieth century

An Unframed Early 20thC Engraving ‘Temptation’; Attributed to Frederick Carter (1885-1967) antiques The fact that the eggOrigin: English Period: Early 20th Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1910 30 The Engraving: 12. 5 inches x 10. 5 inches The Whole: 16 inches x 11. 5 inches In portrait form, the unframed intricate wood engraving or etching attributed to Frederick Carter (1885 1967), Temptation mounted on thick period card, showing a large animated skeleton beating a drum over a ballerina and harlequin with an elderly beggar trailing behind and a hanging infant top