Carved Wooden Plaque or Trivet brass bird I spotted this watercolor high

I spotted this watercolor high on the wall at an antique shop in Manchester

following the line of the rim

“What to Do in Case of Accidents”

the lacquer has worn off of the top face of the handle on the lid

Carved Wooden Plaque or Trivet brass bird I spotted this watercolor highI just love the immediacy of this carved wooden plaque, which I would probably mount a hook to the back of and hang on the wall, though it would make a pretty great trivet, too. I can just picture its maker planning out the design and then emphatically carving away. The carving itself is pretty deep and the fine details pretty nicely done I'd say and looking at it now I'm thinking it would be a pretty nice piece to make prints or rubbings from. 8 1 8"