FROM MADEIRA WITH LOVE...!

 
Found in an estate liquidation on Madeira Island Portugal, that of a retired Antiques Dealer.

Pressed in a Family bible, a small antique hand painted watercolor of a mountainous pastoral scene with animals, a shepherd and some buildings. 

Well done in pleasing colors, it has a signature as illustrated, only the letters "XVX" in the right facing corner.

It was executed on a sturdy card that had been tipped to a lighter weight paper.

No tears or stains, it measures 7 3/4 inches across and 6 1/2 inches tall. 

I inserted a standard size playing card in one photo as a reference for size.

There was nothing to identify the region or country , however, the landscape is not unlike parts of Madeira Island Portugal.

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