Four Little Folk Birds antique astronomy print cracks or flaws at all

cracks or flaws at all that I can see

and rocking quite nicely

I found her at a wonderful estate sale chock full of mid-century and contemporary ceramics

Definitely hand-woven of wool

bold blue-black and green star-like decoration--all of it exactly matches Mann's other work (including another bowl I had in the shop)

Four Little Folk Birds antique astronomy print cracks or flaws at allThese remind me a good bit of antique German Erzgebirge animals, but I believe they are their own special things, and just right as a flock of four, carved of wood, with great much weathered dark green painted surfaces. I especially love the one with the very crooked beak, formed of a separate bit of wood, which I think lends a greater sense of drama to the group and highlights the fact that each bird has a distinctly different shape. (And aside from