Little Black Forest Swiss Hand-carved Wooden Lamb stoneware platter broken remnants of artifacts and

broken remnants of artifacts and scraps of ancient textiles often litter the burial grounds today

The splint ash visible on the bottom of the basket reveals a rainbow of hues

This is one of my very favorite bud vases ever

I realized after photographing it (at 2x magnification) that the recesses between feathers need a little scrub

I’d guess it dates from second half of the 19th century

Little Black Forest Swiss Hand-carved Wooden Lamb stoneware platter broken remnants of artifacts andThis little lamb just tugs at my heartstrings, including for the fact that the tip of one of her front paws has a little chip though she's resilient and still stands proudly upright. From what I understand, she's a Black Forest carving, from Brienz, Switzerland, likely first half of the 20th century. Nicely carved, with terrific ears and super sweet drawn or painted on eyes. A super sweet addition to any menagerie! 2 1 8" long x 1" wide x 1 3 8" tall.