Lovely c. 1850s Watercolor of Green Pigeon on Branch in Period Frame vintage toy soldier Great patina

Great patina

somehow ultimately finding its way to a antique shop in Lawrence

color pristine and unfaded

or bridge

but also became an unheralded artistic influence to many

Lovely c. 1850s Watercolor of Green Pigeon on Branch in Period Frame vintage toy soldier Great patinaThis 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