Vintage Birthday Candle Holder Painted Wooden Animals! Set of Four brick painting 2 15/16" t x 11/16"

2 15/16" t x 11/16" w x 3/4" deep

and with gold paint on the bird for punctuation

I'd be inclined to follow him too

I purchased this pie wheel at the estate sale of a couple in their 90s who had a fantastic collection of primitives

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

Vintage Birthday Candle Holder Painted Wooden Animals! Set of Four brick painting 2 15/16" t x 11/16"To 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,