SOLD Four Snakes, Exquisite c. 1840s Zoological German Ink and Watercolor Drawing folk caving Signed and dated what looks

Signed and dated what looks like 1908

then players alternately try to lift and extract pieces without disturbing any others

It has seen some use

9 1/2” l x 2 13/16” t and in very good condition

SOLD Four Snakes, Exquisite c. 1840s Zoological German Ink and Watercolor Drawing folk caving Signed and dated what looksOne 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