Circle of Elizabeth Gould (1804-1841); A Fine Watercolour Study; Pica Erythrorhyncha; from ‘A Century Of Birds From The Himalaya Mountains’ c.1832 sub-Antiques We can only find one

We can only find one other example like this box

Initially emerging in literature

They could have even been strangers…

slight smiling lips and elongated ears

The addition of the mask of Christ to the surmount is unusual

Circle of Elizabeth Gould (1804-1841); A Fine Watercolour Study; Pica Erythrorhyncha; from ‘A Century Of Birds From The Himalaya Mountains’ c.1832 sub-Antiques We can only find oneOrigin: English Period: William IV Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1832 Height: 20 Width: 15. 25 The beautifully executed watercolour botanical study depicting a Pica Erythrorhyncha, or red billed blue magpie, perched on a tree branch, copied from 'A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains', 1830 32, by John Gould, the picture bearing a faint inscription in pencil verso & dated August 1832 surviving from William IV period England. The work remains