Ethereal Early 20th Century Watercolor of Lake Vanern, Sweden dark splint basket 9 1/2" diameter x 1

9 1/2" diameter x 1 5/8" tall

there is something about this metal form that remains that I find incredibly tender

this candlestick was decorated with with a white slip and colorful paints and dyes

with aging visible on the interior as documented

it  would make a terrific paperweight on a stylish desk or a subtle yet striking addition to a grouping of any manner of interesting objects

Ethereal Early 20th Century Watercolor of Lake Vanern, Sweden dark splint basket 9 1/2" diameter x 1I 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