Lovely Antique Watercolor of Three Apples in Great Frame antique tin lock box then release and off it

then release and off it goes rolling

structurally sound and completely usable but also lovely just as a sculptural object I think

7 1/2" x 9 1/4"

and for its black surface that also shows some traces of red on the handle where it was clearly much grabbed

Lovely Antique Watercolor of Three Apples in Great Frame antique tin lock box then release and off itI've got a special weakness for paintings of apples, especially ones that feel as much like portraits as still lives, and think this antique watercolor is really a lovely one. Crisp and soft and bright, just like an apple, and I love how the artist so carefully positioned the apples such that all of the stems would point exactly the same way. Late 19th early 20th c. I believe, and in a terrific antique dark red painted frame. Framed, as found: 15 5 8"