Lovely Elongated Carved Pine Bird with Twisted Wire Legs marbled cover 5 1/2" x 5 1/2"

5 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 5/8" and sewn I believe of a combination of linen and silk pieces

On the white portion of one leg on this one is written 1929

I fell in love immediately with the illustrations on these old Villeroy & Boch enamelware dishes--and then realized they portray three characters from the famous French Guignol puppet theatre

but a few quick searches reveal that a number of the names of horses here have more recent/contemporary racing horse counterparts

Lovely Elongated Carved Pine Bird with Twisted Wire Legs marbled cover 5 1/2" x 5 1/2"A lovely old carved wooden bird, pine I believe, with wonderfully elongated form and nice dry patina. I purchased this from the same dealer as the beautiful treen orb magic box I've also listed today, and though very different things, I think they share a certain delicacy and sense of precision. With sweet braided wire feet, the wires pulled tight through the base. 5 1 4" l x 1 5 8" d x 2 3 8" t. Lovely condition, with a tiny ding to the tip of the