Lovely c. 1850s Watercolor of Green Pigeon on Branch in Period Frame vintage toy soldier like a game board

like a game board

Partially filled ledger page with a bit of doodling on reverse

there is plenty of light scratching

and I believe it was most likely made by a Napoleonic prisoner of war while in captivity

Lovely c. 1850s Watercolor of Green Pigeon on Branch in Period Frame vintage toy soldier like a game boardThis mid 19th c. watercolor of a green pigeon, or Treron (I believe this one a Treron Capellei, specifically, native to Southeast Asia) may be my favorite find of the week just so lovely! Really hard to argue with a beautiful rendering of a beautiful bird, and the soft, graduated greens and yellows and pinks of this beauty on its branch make it hard to take one's eyes off it. That intense bright red eye lends the perfect punctuation and seems to