Ethereal Early 20th Century Watercolor of Lake Vanern, Sweden brass claw feet bookends executed on cream colored

executed on cream colored

Or turn it upside down--it sits squarely on the ears and snout--and use it as a vase or even as a planter

This wonderful little antique carved wooden cherub I am guessing is French

I can't imagine this piece isn't Japanese

circa 1920s

Ethereal Early 20th Century Watercolor of Lake Vanern, Sweden brass claw feet bookends executed on cream coloredI first wanted to describe this small watercolor as serene, but there are enough clouds in that sky to suggest some weather coming or going, and a bit of moodiness to those quiet purples and grays maybe ethereal is a better word, and certainly very lovely. What I know is that this came from a collection of watercolors mostly of water by a young woman of means that included views captured in Italian Lakes, French Cote d'Azur, Germany, Denmark, and