Lovely Elongated Carved Pine Bird with Twisted Wire Legs shy man Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95)

Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95) collected fables from a wide variety of sources

and to now to become the steward of some of my favorites among them

and a foot on the underside that is a bit loose

Nice too that this one should have a (perfectly preserved) mirror inside--for checking one's primeness

which is the bottom half of an old cardboard box into which they fit well

Lovely Elongated Carved Pine Bird with Twisted Wire Legs shy man Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95)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