Curious Pair of Old Carved Birds (Falcons?) on Posts antique bird drawings each different

each different

The upper of the boot is itself a vessel

and this 1925 bronze American Legion School Award does so quite beautifully I think

a one ding around the lip

Glowing yellow-green eyes

Curious Pair of Old Carved Birds (Falcons?) on Posts antique bird drawings each differentI purchased this these from a dealer based in Pennsylvania, but really don't know anything specific about them. I take them for falcons, calling to mind ancient Egyptian ones; they also remind me of a couple of old men standing on the corner talking about sports and neighborhood news! It seems possible they actually functioned as decoys of sorts, as there are a bunch of holes in the wood, as if a woodpecker went to work pecking away at them, and I