Five Seashells, 19th Century Watercolor on Wove, Signed (Right Corner Loss) figural object with fat nails securing it

with fat nails securing it

These have not been removed from the jar—I would guess since they were collected

with nice age/patina on the black paint

Approx 5" x 5"

Five Seashells, 19th Century Watercolor on Wove, Signed (Right Corner Loss) figural object with fat nails securing itThere is a loss to the page here at upper right, but nothing of the charming watercolor itself was lost in the process; setting it atop a nearly matching piece of paper it pretty much falls away, and I'll send this close match along with it. It is an old one, signed in ink at lower right, c. mid 3rd quarter 19th century I believe. Very strong color and bold black, and feels very much as if veering toward abstraction. I love the attention to the