Cerulean Warbler by F.F. Gesner, Unusual 1930 Carved Bird on Branch Mounted to Painted Wall Plaque Washington DC which is reminiscent of the

which is reminiscent of the figural stoppers of Erik Hoglund (mid-century Swedish)

There is a small spot of irregularity in the glaze on the left side shoulder

An Account of Sir Walter Raleigh on Beer and Tobacco

Plus the lettering spelling out OPEN across the center is to my eye really a beautiful thing

looking both keen and serene

Cerulean Warbler by F.F. Gesner, Unusual 1930 Carved Bird on Branch Mounted to Painted Wall Plaque Washington DC which is reminiscent of theThis is less a wall hanging that a whole environment lending our Cerulean Warbler a world of its own. (The branches extend nearly seven inches from the wall, so it is a real perch!) I just immediately fell in love with the bird, really wonderfully carved and painted (better in person), and then quite unusual in my experience to find one with such an elaborate wall mount as this, painted to evoke just the sort of moody, deciduous forest where Cerulean