Spencerian Bird in Red Ink with Branch in Beak, 1896 Red Ink Drawing memorials she stands steady and I

she stands steady and I think remains quite a charmer

I've never seen one in matte gray (charcoal

which may be to be original to its making

I believe its maker likely modeled it on other lambs made using molds (see last photo for an example)--but SO much better to be  hand-sculpted

Spencerian Bird in Red Ink with Branch in Beak, 1896 Red Ink Drawing memorials she stands steady and II resist a good number of Spencerian calligraphic birds, drawn on calling cards and sometimes on pages in autograph albums, as this was they're very lovely, but often one nearly the same as the next. No way I could pass on this dove though, finely rendered in red ink, branch in beak, by someone quite expert in the form, with quite a complex flurry of furling leaves framing it. A charming example, dated 1896 at lower left. 7 3 8" x 5 11 16". Very good