Old Carved and Painted Hawk or Falcon on Natural Wood Base inclined car The feet of both chairs

The feet of both chairs are metal

which is formally just right

3 1/8" t x 2 1/4" d

And the wing-like arms of the diver mid air

including large all seeing eye at top

Old Carved and Painted Hawk or Falcon on Natural Wood Base inclined car The feet of both chairsI'm not the best at identifying birds, but certainly this is a bird of prey, either a falcon or a hawk I believe, with wire extending to form its crooked beak, and wonderfully large painted black eyes that make it seem keenly observant and poised not to miss a thing, miles around! Whether the base is original to it or not I can't say for sure, but they certainly feel akin, and there are two small holes in the wood into which the bird's wire feel