The Perfect Consomme Antique British Hand-painted Postcard hand-sewn monkey The box is in rougher

The box is in rougher shape

I feel like it is a protector

blue and red--the same on either side of the center

or re-papered

The Perfect Consomme Antique British Hand-painted Postcard hand-sewn monkey The box is in rougherDefinitely one of my favorite old hand painted postcards I've found, and making me hungry! The wonderfully painted, sprawling bounty of produce certainly covers all the bases for making a beautiful broth, and then there it is, at near left, served up in a consomme cup decorated with what I'd guess is meant to be a coat of arms, and with a fantastic yellow halo or crown around it! Ta da! The painting, earlyish 20th century, is signed JD at bottom