Very Fine 19th Century Gouache and Watercolor Floral Bouquet profile drawing 3 1/8"in diameter x 1

3 1/8"in diameter x 1 7/8" t

Franco American Novelty Company and described fun for young and old alike

and go antiquing together on Sundays

which also reminds me of those old mystery boxes where one sticks one's hand inside and feels around at some unknown thing

The box measure 3 3/8" in diameter and is 1

Very Fine 19th Century Gouache and Watercolor Floral Bouquet profile drawing 3 1/8"in diameter x 1When I found this I had to question whether it might be a print as the detail is quite amazing, but it is indeed hand done, watercolor and gouache I believe. There is an embossed stamp to the upper left corner of the board, which I can't quite read but which features what looks like a leafy fleur de lys; I might have guessed this was British, but it seems possible from that that it could be French. I'm a sucker for Peonies, and can almost smell these,