Two Finches and a Sparrow, Exquisite Early 19th Century Watercolor dowels with very light spotting to

with very light spotting to the surface of the lacquer visible under bright light

but here they are

make me think late 19th c

seeming poised to start flapping and carry it away--and

Two Finches and a Sparrow, Exquisite Early 19th Century Watercolor dowels with very light spotting toA few more today from a second batch of fine c. 1840s watercolors, which I went back to my source in Germany to scoop up after having sold the last several I had quickly. This is not a hand colored engraving, it is an original, very finely executed ink and watercolor drawing, and my photos do it no justice; the color and detail is just glorious! One sees hand colored engravings in this manner (Bertuch et al) but quite a different thing in watercolor,