Old Carved, Polychromed Wading Bird with Great Form and Surface (As Found) antique chinese gouache painting Crazing and a couple of

Crazing and a couple of small chips

which seem to have been saved by a  miss Mildred

but In any case

which date them to about 1810

Old Carved, Polychromed Wading Bird with Great Form and Surface (As Found) antique chinese gouache painting Crazing and a couple ofI first thought a stork based on the shape of the head (and that beak seems perfectly poised to dangle a baby!) , but maybe with the black it's a little egret? Whatever the case, quite a great form to it, and hard to beat the surface on the polychrome. Plus a bit of a different disposition on each side based largely on the painting of the eyes, with a bit of baby blue on one side. The tip of one leg missing, but good for hanging on the wall, perhaps