Beautiful Early 19th Century Treen Sand Glass Timer - Approx. 4 Minutes folk animal but I've had several postcards

but I've had several postcards in the shop featuring the same basic figure

She's got a great face

Schratter emigrated to the US in 1940

scrapes andblack marks --all of which contribute to making it wonderful

And it appears that the landscape is painted in oils rather than watercolor

Beautiful Early 19th Century Treen Sand Glass Timer - Approx. 4 Minutes folk animal but I've had several postcardsAnother, to my eye, perfect object, and I swear I could pass a whole day just watching the sand pass from one end of the glass bulb to the other. C. 1820s or so British I believe, with beautifully turned fruitwood ends, and recesses on the interior that cradle the free floating glass. Pretty rare to find (rather amazing for the glass to have endured some 200 years, really), some of these had ornately turned posts, but I really love the simplicity of