Fabulous Red and White Painted Folk Art Sewing Bird (Duck) with Drawer polka dotted 7 5/8" tall at handles

7 5/8" tall at handles

Oscar II (King of Sweden and Norway)

stoic ceramic bull has a presence much grander than its size

There's a warm patina on the brass

Fabulous Red and White Painted Folk Art Sewing Bird (Duck) with Drawer polka dotted 7 5/8" tall at handlesI've seen a fair number of vintage "sewing birds" around handy things, housing scissors, thread, and other sewing supplies but I have never seen another as good as this one! It's definitely the paint job that really makes it the perfect creamy white and blood red combo, with a great face on the duck and fabulous brush mark dabs all over. But the design is very good too, with a super long pull out drawer, spool holder posts along both sides, a hole for