Carved and Signed Wooden Bird on Driftwood and Log Base bird with flowers but have learned that it

but have learned that it is an antique snuff box representative of a whole genre of figurative birch snuff boxes made in the 18th and 19th century in Scandinavia and Germany

clearly done a very long time ago

The mixed drawing (graphite

it features alternating bands of a pale blonde and a darker tan grass

Carved and Signed Wooden Bird on Driftwood and Log Base bird with flowers but have learned that itThis hand carved bird, a finch I think, is super sweet, and made even better for the tower of bases it perches atop, which make it appear as if the bird is perched on a driftwood limb that extends from the trunk of a tree. Its body is animated with incised carving, detailing the wings and tall feathers, and then there is this great little face, with deep holes for eyes and a wonderful pointy little beak. The little legs and feet I believe are made of