Lovely Small Carved Swan with Rotating Neck Signed vintage woven vase with an eggshell sort of

with an eggshell sort of texture and very finely incised and painted china blue lines

I think 1915

would once have been part of the scabbard or sheath for a ceremonial sword

and a bit more of the same might be helpful to make it extra secure

Model 148/2740 (design 148 on shape 2740)

Lovely Small Carved Swan with Rotating Neck Signed vintage woven vase with an eggshell sort ofIt is particularly the very elongated, undulating form of this swan's head and beak that really makes it special to me, giving it a sense of kinship with my favorite root head decoys. I also like that the neck was done as a separate piece, allowing this swan to crane its neck in various directions! Signed MW on the underside, which has not lead me to its maker, but whoever it was certainly knew what they were doing. Lovely. 6 3 4" l x 4 1 4" t x 3 5