Very Expressive Folk Art Polychromed Carved Wood Seagull crochet sample book And the blue egg with

And the blue egg with three leafy stalks topped with what look a little like pinecones (

I am not certain of the artist as the only mark on the bottom is "1642 Italy" and I have not found its match

This does not stand up on its own

freeing up their hands for sewing or trimming the leather

2 3/4" diameter x 1 3/8" tall

Very Expressive Folk Art Polychromed Carved Wood Seagull crochet sample book And the blue egg withThis wonderful seagull, carved of wood and polychromed, has a familiarity about it to me, as if done by an artist whose work I have seen somewhere but can't place. It's definitely not your average seagull, I really think done by someone known, and something tells me from Nova Scotia but that's just a hunch. The painterly white head with mossy green yellow tipped beak is just glorious, and I love the way it stands balanced on tail features with wire