Butterflies and Tiny Bugs, 19th Century Ink and Watercolor amber like an arched window

like an arched window

one side with a pair of ink wells fitted into square niches

another set like them

surrounded by linen mat

1 1/2" across at lip

Butterflies and Tiny Bugs, 19th Century Ink and Watercolor amber like an arched windowThese butterflies I found together with the watercolor of feathers also just listed I am sure done by the same maker, mid 19th century I believe, and certainly feathers and butterfly wings seem all of a piece. Gorgeous detailing on these splendid creatures, flying in every direction, with a few leafy sprigs, a lady bug for good luck, and what I take for a bee and a mosquito, too. Finely rendered in ink and watercolor, lovely. 9 1 2" x 6 3 8" and in