Vintage Birthday Candle Holder Painted Wooden Animals! Set of Four brick painting A quick searched reveals that

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

and also looking down  over her shoulder in order to see the lined pages of her book

and with gold paint on the bird for punctuation

adding to the feeling of this as a romantic sort of vision

box sturdy and sound with hinges well attached

Vintage Birthday Candle Holder Painted Wooden Animals! Set of Four brick painting A quick searched reveals thatTo 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,