Pair of Love Birds, 1830s Folk Art Watercolor in Period Paint Decorated Frame warning Photos best portray the damage

Photos best portray the damage to the lid--the lip has come apart from the flat part of the lid on one side

this blushing girl in her fabulous striped dress (with little blue shoe peeking out) bent forward and looking quite contemplative

hand-carved of walnut

This marvelous ink and watercolor of "The Coach Dog" is one of a group I purchased from a seller in England

Pair of Love Birds, 1830s Folk Art Watercolor in Period Paint Decorated Frame warning Photos best portray the damageA very naive early watercolor of a pair of lovebirds sitting atop a nest of green punctuated by pink roses well, of course. And in a great paint decorated frame of the same period, which makes it feel all the sweeter. 1836 is written on the back of the frame of this one, I am more or less certain noting the precise year of the watercolor's making (probably written on the back of the watercolor itself.) Charming. 7 1 4" x 4 3 4". Wear to the surface of