Lush Antique Naive Watercolor of Peach with Blue Leaves shell game ""jig dolls

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I cannot resist objects like this

conte crayon

with legs partially opened for balance (balancing its a bit more precious when legs are tightly closed

I know from the seller that this old whimsy came from an amazing estate on Madeline Island in Lake Superior that had been built by two Norwegian brothers in 1905 and was filled to the brim with a lifetime collection of antiques

Lush Antique Naive Watercolor of Peach with Blue Leaves shell game ""jig dollsThe color on this is as lush as it gets, and to my eye it's really a gorgeous thing, very much a peach, but veering toward pure abstraction; naive and very sophisticated at the same time. 2nd half 19th c, on ruled paper with an embossed "Congress" mark at top corner, this I believe would have been done a school aged child, and the manner makes me think likely Pennsylvania. 9 3 4" x 7 5 8"". I found this watercolor cleanly split in two, and used