Very Fine 19th Century Watercolor of Mary Queen of Scots wooden puzzle cube which I've learned it what

which I've learned it what distinguishes true folk art bottle whimsies from more common ones

with a bit of unraveled thread at one end of the red bow tying the valentines

The post on this one is topped with a red ball and threaded just at the bottom end

I just fell in love with the surface decoration and now keep an eye out for pieces

There are just few bristles missing (one hole's worth)

Very Fine 19th Century Watercolor of Mary Queen of Scots wooden puzzle cube which I've learned it whatOh Mary, who ascended to the thone in 1542 at six days old upon the death of her father, was forced to abdicate it to her one year old son in 1567, lived in exiled confinement in England for 18 years, and was ultimately beheaded for plotting to assassinate Queen Elizabeth, her cousin once removed, whose crown she has once tried to claim for herself. Much more to the story than that, and though a devout Catholic surely no saint, but its no wonder she's