Ruines du Rhin Watercolor on Paper — Signed M. Le Maire – Vernet french kitchen while the scalloped backplate and

while the scalloped backplate and gothic “Sel” script nod to turn-of-the-century utilitarian charm

Keep in a cool dry place

or let them peek out of your armoire shelves for a wink of Versailles among your stoneware

afternoons in the garden

Ruines du Rhin Watercolor on Paper — Signed M. Le Maire – Vernet french kitchen while the scalloped backplate andRuines du Rhin Watercolor on Paper Signed M. Le Maire Vernet A soft and romantic watercolor capturing the time worn majesty of a medieval ruinbelieved to be Rtteln Castle, whose towers still rise above the Rhine valley near the German French border. The work bears the signature M. Le Maire Vernet, likely referring to a French artist from the early to mid 20th century who recorded regional landscapes with a travelers eye and a poets restraint. The