Exquisite c. 1840s German Zoological Watercolor: Four Doves / Pigeons tabltop opening to reveal a clean

opening to reveal a clean

Box measures 4 3/8" x 2 15/16" x 1 1/8"

It has a few years on it at least

It continues to be produced and distributed regionally (especially popular in New England and Houston

It appears there is a bit of old black fabric running under and just showing (barely) along the interior edges of the columns

Exquisite c. 1840s German Zoological Watercolor: Four Doves / Pigeons tabltop opening to reveal a cleanThis is not a hand colored engraving, it is an original, exquisitely executed ink and watercolor drawingone of several I purchased from a seller in Germany, 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 fantastic execution amplifying a sense of wonder at these marvelous to begin with creatures. These four