Spotted Dove(?): Marvelous C. 1800 German Watercolor, with Birds of Prey Notes on Reverse) cat and mouse dexterity toy 8 1/2" x 12" and

8 1/2" x 12" and in overall good condition

the final instruction that 2 whistles or bells shall always mean BACK

5 5/8" w x 5" t x 7/8" d and in beautiful aged condition

I believe it might be chalk

the vase is animated with expressionistically applied glazes of inky black and dark green

Spotted Dove(?): Marvelous C. 1800 German Watercolor, with Birds of Prey Notes on Reverse) cat and mouse dexterity toy 8 1/2" x 12" andThis is not a hand colored engraving, it is an original, beautifully executed ink and watercolor drawingone of four watercolors I purchased from a German seller, which appear all done by the same person, likely c. 1800. Photos do no justice to the real thing. I would guess they were the original drawings after which engravings were then made for a volume on animal life. I find it, and all of them, just extraordinarily beautiful, and their amazing