Silver Mouse Paperweight, Presumed Old Newbury Crafters for Cartier pewter box I believe this painting is

I believe this painting is American and likely dates to the late-ish 1800s

super minor

with the wood now showing darker on the front and lighter on the back of the chair

but I can make out that its sender is proud to be "near as tall as [

Silver Mouse Paperweight, Presumed Old Newbury Crafters for Cartier pewter box I believe this painting isI found this lovely silver mouse digging through a bin in a shop in southern Maine where I have, over time, turned up some amazing little treasures. It was quite tarnished, but I had a feeling about it, and it also felt vaguely familiar and, bottom line, what an elegant little mouse, with a bit of a mid century feeling about it. Anyway, a little research led me to discover an identical solid sterling silver mouse produced for Cartier by Old Newbury