Marvelous Large Early Tiger in Landscape Theorem Painting carved stacking toy 3 1/2" tall with a

3 1/2" tall with a diameter of 3" across

with some paint loss around the edges and on the handle

which naturally tilts a bit upward

2 3/4" in diameter and 3/16" thick

Marvelous Large Early Tiger in Landscape Theorem Painting carved stacking toy 3 1/2" tall with aThis amazing theorem painting is impossible to photograph due to the thick glass, but it is really fantastic and I've tired! (The second photo, shot at an angle, is the closest color wise.) It is quite an early one, c. 1810 20s or so I believe, and quite a different beast than the theorem still lives of fruits and flowers that were much more common! This tiger in his domain is a much rarer subject, and its treatment looks to me to include freehand