Lovely c. 1850s Watercolor of Green Pigeon on Branch in Period Frame teaism one of them raised

one of them raised

I think it is really great looking

Hardback with cloth spine and hand-marbled paper cover

Wear and some darkening/rusting to the surface of the steel as evident

Lovely c. 1850s Watercolor of Green Pigeon on Branch in Period Frame teaism one of them raisedThis 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