Fantastic Antique Hand-carved, Gilded Folk Art Dove surprising gift The other (who I think

The other (who I think of as the dying fawn

the beautifully shaped tin of the scoop wraps around the sides of the base

stitched up the front with red thread

Excellent condition

"Cautiously avoid temptations to extravagance"

Fantastic Antique Hand-carved, Gilded Folk Art Dove surprising gift The other (who I thinkI had at first taken this as an eagle, but I am now thinking it must be a dove, looking quite beatific with its wide eyes, smallish beak, and most angelic wings, a symbol of peace and also the Holy Spirit. The examples most similar in manner I have found are 19th century French and French Canadian; this one I found it in an off the beaten path spot in Maine, so perhaps the latter. Based on the holes in its flat back I would think either the topper on