Race Car, Perfectly Faded Vintage Marker Drawing, Mark '76 copper box with leaf and vine " (I've included an image

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published in 1899

I believe the bear was actually made in Japan

I would guess the wood is ebony

Race Car, Perfectly Faded Vintage Marker Drawing, Mark '76 copper box with leaf and vine " (I've included an imageI belief this was one a much bolder marker drawing, but the softening of the color over time, such that it feels more like a watercolor, combined with the excellence of the rendering of the car itself (that rear wheel!), makes it to my eye quite a transcendent thing. Signed Mark '76, I might guess a teenager dreaming of a fast race car, but don't know for sure. 10 3 4" x 8 3 4", original, simple frame, under glass, as found. There is a light crease