Antique Carved Wooden Cherub Presumed 18th Century French Shoulao this would be great on

this would be great on the floor

with a small scratch to the surface of one of one of the lighter swallows

Structurally

I have not attempted to polish it as the brass has a nice warm patina

but the fourth has a perfect unused set inside

Antique Carved Wooden Cherub Presumed 18th Century French Shoulao this would be great onThis wonderful little antique carved wooden cherub I am guessing is French, believe dates to the 18th century, and imagine came from a church or perhaps a piece of furniture. As I write this, Notre Dame is burning, so at the moment it looks to me rather sad, though yesterday I thought it looked quite beatific. I found it at the Wellesley, MA estate sale of artist Lois Gross Smiley (1925 2019), a prolific artist who came up with the Abstract