House Perched on Cliff, Earlyish 19th C. Folk Art Watercolor finely crafted wooden box dates to the first quarter

dates to the first quarter of the 20th c

which this coin bank very much reminds me of

not including tail

It's also unusual in my experience to find a number of different patterns carved in into both sides of a block as here

House Perched on Cliff, Earlyish 19th C. Folk Art Watercolor finely crafted wooden box dates to the first quarterThis one I believe was done by the same Lucy Jones as a pair of sketchbooks I am listing next who, from a handwritten (and undated) obituary tucked into one of the sketchbooks, I know was a school teacher also with a "cunning hand" in "housewifery, needlework, drawing and painting, flower culture and in many other occupations requiring taste and patience and skill of eye and touch." I believe this watercolor dates to the 1830s 40s or so, with a rich