SOLD Exquisite c. 1840s Zoological German Ink and Watercolor Drawing: Lemurs and Tamarin) bee carrier box She is certainly a beauty

She is certainly a beauty

who has been making functional ceramics for 50 years

but best of all these futuristic rocket ships everywhere in the sky

all of which are in very good shape

SOLD Exquisite c. 1840s Zoological German Ink and Watercolor Drawing: Lemurs and Tamarin) bee carrier box She is certainly a beautyThis is not a hand colored engraving, it is an original, gorgeously executed ink and watercolor drawingone of several I purchased from a seller in Germany, and which appear likely all done by the same person, c. 1840s I believe. Whether made in advance of, or after, an engraving for a zoological volume I am not certain (though I'd guess the former) whatever the case, quite spectacular, and with the execution amplifying a sense of wonder at creatures