Fox and Crow, Earlyish 20th C. Brass Fable Button antique carved animals with its original pair of

with its original pair of design cards inside

and I thought it was pretty beautiful

and the taper of the body to two crossed tail feathers add up to making it feel quite sensitively and elegantly done

Finding these old shop class project drawings brought back all those memories

The blocks are in great condition

Fox and Crow, Earlyish 20th C. Brass Fable Button antique carved animals with its original pair ofI don't typically buy and sell buttons, but I found this one a month or two in a shop from which I was also buying some extraordinary early embroidered trim, and just liked it perhaps especially for the fable of the fox and crow it illustrates: a warning against being vulnerable to flattery, which seems particularly relevant these days and especially apt communicated via a shiny object! Maybe the perfect if not so subtle gift for one's dear but too