Antique Ink and Watercolor Rebus Riddle Drawing with Poem on Reverse dial and that even with mouths

and that even with mouths open and tongues bared these dogs seem positively regal

with some damage to the splint ash that holds one of the handles in place (the ash shows cracking

at odds with the monogram

or sophisticated ikebana arrangement

Antique Ink and Watercolor Rebus Riddle Drawing with Poem on Reverse dial and that even with mouthsThis is areally wonderful, I think19th century British ink and watercolor rebus drawing that I am still trying to fully puzzle out! I love envisioning its maker sitting down with ink pen, conceiving these riddles, and then beautifully unfurling (literally) them across the page, plus adding a poem to the backside of the page to boot! (re produced below.) Ive figured out a few things, starting with 0 cence = nonsense at the top of the page, and a few of