Curious, Very Charming 19th Century Sag Harbor CDV with Ink and Watercolor Portrait enamel on copper prior to the majority of

prior to the majority of its colonization

Sliding open the lid of this box to find it filled with these old bone gaming chips was

M & Co stands for Davenport Mallor & Co of  New Haven

one hand gripping the edge of the base pretty tightly it seems-- I'd like to think the carver found her the sexiest woman in the world

in this case aces of hearts

Curious, Very Charming 19th Century Sag Harbor CDV with Ink and Watercolor Portrait enamel on copper prior to the majority ofLove at first sight with this one; he just immediately felt like an old friend to me. And a curious one in my experience too a miniature ink and watercolor portrait on a CDV card, the card stamped "H. Terry, Main Street, Sag Harbor, L. I" on reverse. Whether painted over an early photo portrait, or over an engraving, or painted on a blank card, I am not entirely certain, but his hair and collar look early 1800s as opposed to c. 1860s to me, so perhaps