Lovely c. 1850s Watercolor of Green Pigeon on Branch in Period Frame vintage toy soldier Great patina

Great patina

or bridge

somehow ultimately finding its way to a antique shop in Lawrence

I've rarely met an old art school color theory exercise I didn't like

with a rough upper edge from where it was sewn and some scattered spotting

Lovely c. 1850s Watercolor of Green Pigeon on Branch in Period Frame vintage toy soldier Great patinaThis mid 19th c. watercolor of a green pigeon, or Treron (I believe this one a Treron Capellei, specifically, native to Southeast Asia) may be my favorite find of the week just so lovely! Really hard to argue with a beautiful rendering of a beautiful bird, and the soft, graduated greens and yellows and pinks of this beauty on its branch make it hard to take one's eyes off it. That intense bright red eye lends the perfect punctuation and seems to