Old Blue and White Carved Bird on Perch early wolverine grocery store tin Sixth plate in original foil

Sixth plate in original foil frame but without case

In my opinion

bird itself is 3/4" thick

but is also just a terrific sculptural object

He is certainly quite finely painted and feels to me like a pretty special  little piece--and surely perching him nearby will bring wisdom and luck

Old Blue and White Carved Bird on Perch early wolverine grocery store tin Sixth plate in original foilMeant to be a parrot, or parakeet, I believe, which I fell in love with for its bright blue and white paint, and for the shape of its head and beak, with those big orange glass eyes seeming a bit awkwardly placed in relation and so making this creature feel a bit surreal and also as if keeping a keen eye on everything around it! With a perch made of two cut branches with bark still on them, which I think suits it perfectly. Feels like a personality