Narwhal, Manatee and Friends, Exquisite Early 19th Century Watercolor pottery platter and what I believe is

and what I believe is a butterfly

Plus an introduction that tells the history of La Florida—located on a “glorious corner of Havana” previously occupied by “The Silver Pine” and now transformed into “a refuge of Art and Poetry”

Overall: 8 5/8" t x 9 11/16" w x 6  3/4" d

I think the combination of charcoal black glaze with soft green around the rim of the vessel and lid and on the lid's center handle is just perfect

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Narwhal, Manatee and Friends, Exquisite Early 19th Century Watercolor pottery platter and what I believe isI went back to my source in Germany to scoop up another handful of these gorgeous c. 1840s zoological watercolors, having sold the last several I had quickly. This is not a hand colored engraving, it is an original, gorgeously executed ink and watercolor drawing, c. 1840s. Whether made in advance of, or after, an engraving for a zoological volume I am not certain whatever the case, quite marvelous and with the fine execution amplifying a sense of