Vintage 1890s English Ship Watercolor & Gouache Painting Serving Dish with Wood Base each basket may be filled

each basket may be filled with flowers for a pop of color

carrying forward a sense of craft

A simple bouquet of daisies is as stunning as a bunch of pale pink spray roses in this vase

The grapevine leaf etching brings the piece back to the vineyard

Vintage 1890s English Ship Watercolor & Gouache Painting Serving Dish with Wood Base each basket may be filledA large 1890s English ship portrait rendered in watercolor and gouache, painted in the tradition of the pierhead school marine artists. These highly detailed works were often commissioned by captains and ship owners, who sought to preserve faithful likenesses of their vessels through the hands of itinerant, largely self taught painters working along busy ports and harbors. Rich in maritime history and atmosphere, the painting captures both the pride