Mid 19th Century Watercolor and Gouache Pink Roses, From Sister to Brother hunting cup I found this one at

I found this one at the estate sale of an avid art (and small animal) collector in Kansas City

with a gripped handle

as well as to display

with royalty and high-ranking officials considering it fashionable to wear carved fruit pit accessories

and I would use them from morning to night (coffee to tea to wine to toddy)

Mid 19th Century Watercolor and Gouache Pink Roses, From Sister to Brother hunting cup I found this one atVery frequently, I find one thing in a particular genre that becomes a gateway the seeking more of the same! One example of late are antique friendship paintings of flowers: a wonderful study of variations on a theme, and what a lovely thing for a friend or sibling to give to another, in this case a sister to her brother, I believe in either 1841 or 1847 (it appears to be dated at lower right, following the inscription from the "affectionate sister"