Wonderful Early 19th C. Small Watercolor Portrait of Woman with Flowers Mary of the sea but one of the reasons

but one of the reasons I love these old postcards so much is for their elusiveness 100+ years later

with its club (or clover leaf) shaped cutout

It measures 7 5/8" in diameter and 2 3/4" tall

I know that this dragon fragment from an incredibly intricate mixed metal overlay on an antique Asian table

Wonderful Early 19th C. Small Watercolor Portrait of Woman with Flowers Mary of the sea but one of the reasonsAn early one for sure, early 19th century I believe small but marvelous, and I imagine once housed in an oval frame like a silhoutte. I love the exhuberance of the garland that frames her from above, especially the extra large rose buds popping out at one corner, and the wonderfully detailed grass upon which she stands in her tiny black shoes. But most of all I love her in her polka dotted blue and pink, with quite a pile of flowers and leaves on her