Exquisite c. 1840s German Zoological Watercolor: Four Doves / Pigeons promotional The box itself

The box itself

the town of Ticonderoga became famous for the graphite that was once mined and processed to make the Ticonderoga Dixon pencil

This cat puppet

with a little wear to the shoulders of his coat

Exquisite c. 1840s German Zoological Watercolor: Four Doves / Pigeons promotional The box itselfThis 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