Vintage Birthday Candle Holder Painted Wooden Animals! Set of Four brick painting and with gold paint on

and with gold paint on the bird for punctuation

but overall very good condition

A quick searched reveals that Yergason went on to fight in the  Civil War

I purchased this pie wheel at the estate sale of a couple in their 90s who had a fantastic collection of primitives

2 15/16" t x 11/16" w x 3/4" deep

Vintage Birthday Candle Holder Painted Wooden Animals! Set of Four brick painting and with gold paint onTo my eye these were just way too good not to grab and pass along, whether to decorate a birthday cake or just to take their place in a menagerie. They were made to hold tiny candles and would indeed look pretty great with flames rising from their backs, but they're also pretty excellent just as they are. I might guess these are Japanese. Lion measures 2 1 2" l. Giraffe is 2 3 8" t. Tiger is missing front of one back paw but stands just fine,