c. 1800 Very Fine German Ink and Watercolor on Laid of Two Songbirds pattern painting All tabs and all stickers

All tabs and all stickers in place

I love that the maker of this whimsy used the balls not only to sign it (ELD) and date it (1966)

Personally I really like these showing their age and histories of use

and all carved from one piece of wood with no notable chips

Toko (or whoever she is) in her yellow flower-patterned dress

c. 1800 Very Fine German Ink and Watercolor on Laid of Two Songbirds pattern painting All tabs and all stickersThis is not a hand colored engraving, it is an original, beautifully executed ink and watercolor drawing on watermarked laidone of a number I purchased from a German seller, all done by the same person I believe, c. 1800 or just a bit earlier. Photos do no justice to the real thing, especially on this one spare, but the rich color and exquisite execution makes these song birds feel like miraculous creatures which they are! I would guess it was the