Vintage Birthday Candle Holder Painted Wooden Animals! Set of Four brick painting but overall very good condition

but overall very good condition

I'd be inclined to follow him too

and with gold paint on the bird for punctuation

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

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Vintage Birthday Candle Holder Painted Wooden Animals! Set of Four brick painting but overall very good conditionTo 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,