Victorian Era Pen and Ink Punch Magazine Cartoon Drawing box with face plus the little ball in

plus the little ball in cage at one end

I assume this is an ice fishing scene

but I have discovered a number of other ceramic pieces he made

which I thought might be used as a letter opener

just striking hung on the wall

Victorian Era Pen and Ink Punch Magazine Cartoon Drawing box with face plus the little ball inThis ink drawing c. 1870s or so is so finely done, it makes me wonder whether it wasn't the original drawing for a Punch magazine cartoon, as noted at bottom right? If not, it is a very very skillful rendering of a published version; see photos for a few examples from around the same time. I find this cafe scene of mother and son pretty charming, and love his little cap and crossed ankles dangling under the table! (And on the cafe sign in the