19th C. Naive Double-Sided Drawing: Urn of Flowers, Star 1830 which is without a bottom

which is without a bottom

the honeycomb is in great shape

but I'd put hand-hammered copper in the a similar category to matte green glazed art pottery--classic

so a velvet covered top was added as a replacement to protect them Personally though

Wear and paint loss as evident

19th C. Naive Double-Sided Drawing: Urn of Flowers, Star 1830 which is without a bottomOne very last one from a number of drawings I've list by the same (surely quite young) maker, 1870s or so I believe, found together in an old notebook already partially disassembled so I went ahead and separated them all. I like both sides on this one, but especially the loose confidence and great cheerfulness of this urn of flowers, which shows bleed through from a painted star on the other side, but it's so charming, who cares? 7 3 4" x 5 1 4". A