Antique French Watercolor "Souvenir" Wreath color theory puzzle just some minor stains and

just some minor stains and dings

14 3/8" tall x 12" wide x 1"deep

Signed at lower right

This is a stunning vintage or antique (I am just not sure of the age

Antique French Watercolor "Souvenir" Wreath color theory puzzle just some minor stains andI thought perhaps that this delicately painted watercolor wreath of forget me nots and rose buds was sent to commemorate a loss, but I am not certain; it seems very possible it was made instead to celebrate an ongoing friendship, with the French "souvenir" simply signifying it as a momento; a literal forget me not! The valediction "devotre ami" seems more aligned with the latter possibility, simply meaning "from your friend." I would take it now as a