Beautifully Carved Old Ruby Throated Hummingbird vintage advertising case First this lovely young woman

First this lovely young woman in her ribboned hat and dress with flounced plaid skirt

and I believe dates to the 1950s or so

as under-appreciated today

Perhaps more than ever

Beautifully Carved Old Ruby Throated Hummingbird vintage advertising case First this lovely young womanIt's been a great summer for hummingbirds here, buzzing around all over, but also forever buzzing away.. nice, then, to have one anchored in place! And an elegant old carved one this is, perched via wire legs atop a turned wooden base with bulb atop, as if it were sitting atop the world. With dark red paint on its throat and under it tail feathers, and very nicely carved detailing. To actual scale I believe, and very much capturing the spirit of the