SOLD Four Snakes, Exquisite c. 1840s Zoological German Ink and Watercolor Drawing toy animal and much cuter

and much cuter

making great use of the grain of the wood

5 1/4” across at handle

Then this beautiful gold “ferri subcarb” label with fraktur-style lettering

or a surfer

SOLD Four Snakes, Exquisite c. 1840s Zoological German Ink and Watercolor Drawing toy animal and much cuterOne more of these from a group of four purchased from a dealer in Germany. This is not a hand colored engraving, it is an original, gorgeously executed ink and watercolor drawing, c. 1840s I believe. Whether made in advance of, or after, an engraving for a zoological volume I am not certain (though I'd guess the former) whatever the case, quite spectacular, and with the execution amplifying a sense of wonder at creatures that already seem quite