Wonderful Old Folk Art Carved Swallow Tail Bird, Signed Adams antique carved bear I’d guess it once topped

I’d guess it once topped a post on a piece of furniture

and her portrait was definitely given the royal treatment

I guess about to groom the horse she has largely erased

I do seem to have a certain penchant for dolls that have lost their heads

Wonderful Old Folk Art Carved Swallow Tail Bird, Signed Adams antique carved bear I’d guess it once toppedThis wonderful creature, found very close to home this week, completely won my heart, and the more time I spend with it, the more tender and lovely I find it. With black painted head and split tail, I assume it represents a swallow of some type, or perhaps a tern, and the petrified wood base (the absolute perfect base) definitely points to shorebird. The wings were separately carved then attached by pin, with one of them loose and easy to remove and