Penduline Tit with Egg Filled Nest, Exquisite Early 19th Century Watercolor cloth sac Only recently did I learn--through

Only recently did I learn--through my mother's sleuthing of pottery marks--that it was made by Michael Cohen

but I've never seen one with a surface nearly as great as this

18" x 14 7/8” and in very good condition

and remains in great shape

Seems to me a metaphor for all sorts of things

Penduline Tit with Egg Filled Nest, Exquisite Early 19th Century Watercolor cloth sac Only recently did I learn--throughI went back to my source in Germany to scoop up another handful of these gorgeous c. 1840s zoological watercolors, having sold the last several I had quickly. This is not a hand colored engraving, it is an original, very finely executed ink and watercolor drawing, and my photos do it no justice; the color and detail is just glorious! Whether made in advance of, or after, an engraving for a zoological volume I am not certain whatever the case, quite a