that were made as candy containers
as the legs are a little wobbly
while a dowel extending up from its center supports the colorful wood and metal "topper
or a protective gesture wrapping around them
old school antiques dealer of American primitive antiques
Lady Justice with Scales and Sword, Allegorical Watercolor Signed AHD, 1817 red devil coal bag that were made as candySuch a beauty and feels very timely, sadly in a very bittersweet sort of way. This is a watercolor, French I would think, signed AHD along the very bottom edge and dated 1817. I would presume done after a late 18th century engraving, though I have not found a definitive source, and emblematic of the allegorical personification of virtues of the period, which also gave rise to many Lady Liberties. Beautifully executed, wonderful bold red to her cape