Vintage Birthday Candle Holder Painted Wooden Animals! Set of Four much loved stool with minor wear to the

with minor wear to the paint on its face

The frame measures 14”w x 8”h

The pink-red decoration on this one comes from Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack (there were a whole series of these illustrating different "maxims")

So one could definitely play piquet or rummy or whatever with these now

Vintage Birthday Candle Holder Painted Wooden Animals! Set of Four much loved stool with minor wear to theTo my eye these were just way too good not to grab and pass along, whether to decorate a birthday cake or just to take their place in a menagerie. They were made to hold tiny candles and would indeed look pretty great with flames rising from their backs, but they're also pretty excellent just as they are. I might guess these are Japanese. Lion measures 2 1 2" l. Giraffe is 2 3 8" t. Tiger is missing front of one back paw but stands just fine,