c. 1830s, Very Rare Osborne's Superfine American Watercolors Travel Set Emile bluteau folk art Initialed at center

Initialed at center

But even if not venturing to try to solve it

and fabulous stylized capital letters across the top

so I recently grabbed a bag full of these in hopes that someone might use them to construct some beautiful new tools

While they bear some resemblance in manner to antique German Erzgebirge animals

c. 1830s, Very Rare Osborne's Superfine American Watercolors Travel Set Emile bluteau folk art Initialed at centerI keep my eyes peeled for early watercolor sets, but the prices on these tend to be way beyond me and the early American sets even more precious than English ones. I lucked out with this, which is a rare, very beautiful c. 1830s Osborne Superfine travel set sometimes called a "toy set" I believe, due to the diminuative size of the paint cakes. Osborne was one of the few 19th century American makers of artists paint, earning renown for especially vivid