Exquisite c. 1840s German Zoological Watercolor: Four Doves / Pigeons promotional I believe these SRG dinosaurs

I believe these SRG dinosaurs were sold at the Natural History Museum in New York in the 1940s

This cat puppet

and how lovely perched on exuberantly branching

Even better to find it in what I believe is the original frame

8 1/4" t including solid wooden base

Exquisite c. 1840s German Zoological Watercolor: Four Doves / Pigeons promotional I believe these SRG dinosaursThis is not a hand colored engraving, it is an original, exquisitely executed ink and watercolor drawingone of several I purchased from a seller in Germany, c. 1840s I believe. Whether made in advance of, or after, an engraving for a zoological volume I am not certain (though I'd guess the former) whatever the case, quite spectacular, and with the fantastic execution amplifying a sense of wonder at these marvelous to begin with creatures. These four