Pair of Vintage Swiss Wooden Cutout Animals in the Manner of Antonio Vitali wooden souvenir I am pretty certain the

I am pretty certain the silk itself measures 5"x7"

I’ve learned that in the late 19th and early 20th century women especially were encouraged to learn pyrography

which I think just adds to its charm

- but I might be inclined just to wrap a string or ribbon around the handle and hang it on the wall

Pretty sophisticated

Pair of Vintage Swiss Wooden Cutout Animals in the Manner of Antonio Vitali wooden souvenir I am pretty certain theThese wooden animals dogs, I'd think? feel so familiar, but I haven't been able to figure out their maker. Certainly they bear a very strong resemblance to the animals of Swiss toy designer and maker Antonio Vitali (who also designed many toys produced by Creative Playthings), and there is a Made in Switzerland sticker on the underside. At any rate, I think they make a pretty great modernist pair to sit on a shelf somewhere and also indestructible