Walk on Roses, Best Mid 19th Century Glass Enclosed Forget Me Not miniature Acoma pot Square blocks: 1 7/8” x

Square blocks: 1 7/8” x 1 13/16” x 5/8”

since it was made with a loop at top for hanging

A nicely atmospheric old oil on board painting of a pair of dangling peaches and a bunch of grapes

probably from a mensuration notebook filled with beautiful headers and calculations

Walk on Roses, Best Mid 19th Century Glass Enclosed Forget Me Not miniature Acoma pot Square blocks: 1 7/8” xI've found a few examples of Victorian glass encased forget me nots over the years and find them quite magical with a lot of formal similarities to antique reliquaries, they're like forever encased memorials to friendships. But for me the phrase "Walk on roses" at the center of this one elevates it to a whole different level. (I've seen "A remembrance" and "Forget me not" but nothing so marvelous as this!) What a beautiful and visually evocative wish