SOLD Exquisite c. 1840s Zoological German Ink and Watercolor Drawing: Lemurs and Tamarin) bee carrier box Feels great in the hand

Feels great in the hand and large enough to to serve cocktails

I love the handle for easy carrying from one spot to another

One of the things I love about these old U

who has been making functional ceramics for 50 years

SOLD Exquisite c. 1840s Zoological German Ink and Watercolor Drawing: Lemurs and Tamarin) bee carrier box Feels great in the handThis is not a hand colored engraving, it is an original, gorgeously executed ink and watercolor drawingone of several I purchased from a seller in Germany, and which appear likely all done by the same person, 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 execution amplifying a sense of wonder at creatures