Three Keys on Ring Old Carved Wooden Whimsy mid-century owl Signed on the back

Signed on the back

When properly arranged they indeed pass perfectly for actual 8s and 2s

but it could be used as a shot glass in a pinch

and lovingly made little object

amid which this vessel would feel quite art home

Three Keys on Ring Old Carved Wooden Whimsy mid-century owl Signed on the backI'm always on the hunt for interesting whimsies carved from one piece of wood; this is the first I've come across like this, which I love both for how nicely it is carved, and also because who doesn't want to hold the proverbial keys to the castle? With the keys knocking against each other when one shakes it, it also has a bit of a connection to whimsy rattles I think, and looking at that perfectly round loop holding the keys I can't help but to think