Lynx! Vintage British Watercolor After Arthur Wardle (1860-1949) cast iron curtain weight This is the original--ink pen

This is the original--ink pen on cream paper/board

with a faint hairline crack that runs from the top edge just to the left of her face

yellow and blue graphics that look very carnivalesque

and learned that it is a rare and coveted one by tin collectors

Among the most singular animal faces I've seen I'd say

Lynx! Vintage British Watercolor After Arthur Wardle (1860-1949) cast iron curtain weight This is the original--ink penA quick search will turn up lots of drawings of wild cats drawn by Arthur Wardle (1860 1949), and I've included a photo of some cigarette cards incorporating his images but I'll take this watercolor of a Lynx done after him any day! What a face, and what cat itude, ha! Seems to me quite a good one for hanging next to the coffee maker, say, or over one's desk. 9 3 4 x 6 3 4 on white watercolor paper, very good condition.