19th Century Nicely Awkward Botanical Watercolor pewter ice cream mold Just a lovely little book

Just a lovely little book

chickens and a few tiny chicks

which seems like it could have been inspired by the work of Paul Klee (see Park bei Lu 1938

and all the better if they are candleholders

6 1/2" t X 3 1/2" W X 1 15/16" d and in very good condition

19th Century Nicely Awkward Botanical Watercolor pewter ice cream mold Just a lovely little bookI believe this one was done by the same young girl as the miniature watercolor of two women I just listed, and has a similar warmth about it. At the very bottom, in very faint pencil, looks to be the same of the plant depicted, but I can't quite make it out. I really like it for its awkwardness, with this tiny, tight yellow bloom just floating in space, and the pink flowers on their stem floating, too, over this large brown leaf I guess it is a leaf,