British Hand-painted Lake Landscape Postcard with Gold Painted Frame, c. 1910 Distler tin toy Still really looks great

Still really looks great

especially because of the way the viewer is implicated

but these charmed me for being cheerful but not at all fussy

Sure to keep unwanted visitors at bay

This striking box was beautifully constructed and remains absolutely radiant

British Hand-painted Lake Landscape Postcard with Gold Painted Frame, c. 1910 Distler tin toy Still really looks greatSome 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.