Antique French Watercolor "Souvenir" Wreath color theory puzzle leaning against one another with

leaning against one another with a space between them

As a result

Signed at lower right

just some minor stains and dings

Antique French Watercolor "Souvenir" Wreath color theory puzzle leaning against one another withI thought perhaps that this delicately painted watercolor wreath of forget me nots and rose buds was sent to commemorate a loss, but I am not certain; it seems very possible it was made instead to celebrate an ongoing friendship, with the French "souvenir" simply signifying it as a momento; a literal forget me not! The valediction "devotre ami" seems more aligned with the latter possibility, simply meaning "from your friend." I would take it now as a