Miniature Early 19th Century Pencil Sketch of Girl with Flowers and Bird hand-cut playing cards This striking and wonderfully earthy

This striking and wonderfully earthy studio pottery vase feels as much a sculptural object as a functional vessel

9 1/8" long x 4 1/4" tall and in excellent condition

He stands up on his own

The bowl of the spoon features a lightly carved flower and vine pattern on both front and back

(see detailed last  photos) A great housewarming gift

Miniature Early 19th Century Pencil Sketch of Girl with Flowers and Bird hand-cut playing cards This striking and wonderfully earthyThis is one of a handful of to my eye completely charming miniature drawings I purchased together, dating to the first or second quarter of the 19th Century, and thought likely to be of Virginia origin. It's tiny, but what a lot of wonderful detail and patten is packed in, down to her the girl's terrific ringlets, necklace, and hair wreath, and the teeny tiny bird perched on top of flower stalk in front of her. Super! 2 5 8" x 2 3 8" and in great