Hand-Painted Watercolor Postcard Of Grapes (or Olives?) wooden spice bowl In the interim

In the interim

There is some wear to the lacquer around the rims on the top and bottom of the box

Joined by nails at corners and bottom and structurally super sound

These examples of Black Americana

" On the bottom of each of their pieces also appears the species of the particular mushroom represented--in this case the first of the two words is a bit difficult to read because of a tiny chip in the glaze at the end of the first word but it looks like "Naucana Christinae"--and I must say is quite a lovely species

Hand-Painted Watercolor Postcard Of Grapes (or Olives?) wooden spice bowl In the interimAt first I thought this lovely hand painted postcard depicted a bunch of green olives still on the branch, but now the structure of the leaves makes me think they may be grapes. Either way, a really lovely little watercolor (or perhaps gouache) painting of a sumptuous little bounty! 3 1 2" x 5 1 2", with richly saturated color on a warm cream stock. British and early 20th century I believe.