Heartbreaking "No One To Love" Antique Ink Drawing painting on tin Some aging to the brass

Some aging to the brass and to the back side

Photos are shot at 2x magnification (so you can see bits of dust here and there

with fancy ash splint "porcupine" curls all around the sides of the basket and lid

Just a gorgeous silhouette and a handy size--perfect in the bathroom or on the desk holding little things

which is in good condition (I have taped around the edges on the back to prevent it from sliding around a bit in the frame)

Heartbreaking "No One To Love" Antique Ink Drawing painting on tin Some aging to the brassThis breaks my heart, but I love it so much and really in significant part for exactly that reason. In the text at the bottom, its maker misspelled "thee" as "the", but I've figured out it reads: I can not give the(e) up, with all thy faults I love the(e) still." And on the reverse: "No one to love." And then this poor fellow, flowers in hand, standing at the doorstep of the one he loves, who does not seem especially eager to open the door and let him