Carved, Painted Antique Mechanical Bird modernist pin He measures 9 1/8" tall

He measures 9 1/8" tall

hard not to feel cheerful with this nearby

by Phil Sellers

What appears to be a scratch over one eyebrow I do not believe is damage but rather just an unglazed area original to the piece

Carved, Painted Antique Mechanical Bird modernist pin He measures 9 1/8" tallI had two of these previously, which quickly sold, and was happy to find another, as I think these are amazing. I think this was most likely part of a singing bird cage or cuckoo clock or something similar, where some sort of mechanics would periodically trigger the wings to raise and beaks to open perhaps simultaneously producing a chirp chirp! One could just stick it in a little vase or small planter, to hover over a succulent, say. It's a fairly