Fabulous Vintage Fake Cake framed art 2 3/16" across at handle

2 3/16" across at handle

There is a fair amount of wear to the finish on handle end of the frame and one red bead with a chip on one side

identifying this beautiful bug as a Meloe Monoceros

Seems like they should stick together so sold as a pair

from a larger set of plane drawings by one boy with an airplane obsession

Fabulous Vintage Fake Cake framed art 2 3/16" across at handleIt had never occurred to me to search for fake baked goods, but since finding this cake I'm rather inclined to start hunting for them, visualizing a whole collection arranged across a few shelves, sort of midway between Wayne Thibaud and Claes Oldenberg! I believe these in general, and I assume this one specifically, were made to actually display in bakery windows, and I would assume custom made to match an actual offering, though I am not entirely