Narwhal, Manatee and Friends, Exquisite Early 19th Century Watercolor shut 1960s jug features a mottled

1960s jug features a mottled

In far from perfect condition (I would never have gotten my hands on it otherwise

1850s I believe--carved of bone

which perfectly complements its rounded form

Narwhal, Manatee and Friends, Exquisite Early 19th Century Watercolor shut 1960s jug features a mottledI went back to my source in Germany to scoop up another handful of these gorgeous c. 1840s zoological watercolors, having sold the last several I had quickly. This is not a hand colored engraving, it is an original, gorgeously executed ink and watercolor drawing, c. 1840s. Whether made in advance of, or after, an engraving for a zoological volume I am not certain whatever the case, quite marvelous and with the fine execution amplifying a sense of