Willem Klijn Pencil Drawing of Man in Hat and Glasses, 1910, Brussels jardiniere stood on the bedside table

stood on the bedside table

making it feel massive despite its diminutive size

This 1902 first edition of “What’s What At Home and Abroad” by F

It measures 6 1/2" in diameter by 3/8" deep and comes in what may be the original box

and the print seems in very good condition

Willem Klijn Pencil Drawing of Man in Hat and Glasses, 1910, Brussels jardiniere stood on the bedside tableThis hatted and bespectacled man reminds me rather of James Joyce a smart, serious, and quite sensitive young man. And I find this drawing, which appears to have been rendered on the back of a white paper receipt or wrapper, so romantic, conjuring visions of early 20th century European cafe life I can just see Dutch artist Willem Klijn sitting quietly in the corner by a window, dashing off this sketch while lively intellectual banter rises all around