British Hand-painted Lake Landscape Postcard with Gold Painted Frame, c. 1910 antique carved horse Framed out on the back

Framed out on the back which adds to its object-hood and makes for easy hanging

gorgeously hand-painted little porcelain man rising from this curious round

This pumpkin-shaped (or sometimes described as melon-shaped) rich green and bright orange lacquer box with incised vine

I don't have his original box to date him exactly

British Hand-painted Lake Landscape Postcard with Gold Painted Frame, c. 1910 antique carved horse Framed out on the backSome old hand painted postcards I love for their curiosity of their imagery and captions, and others, like this one, for representing an easy way to collect lots of little landscape paintings! I especially love the gold painted curlicue border around this one, just right for a framing a postcard perfect view, with sailboat in the distance. Signed ORG at bottom right for O. R. Gerring, stamped again on the reverse side, certainly a relative of the Mr.