Barn-Shaped Old Handmade Wood and Wire Birdcage painted wood owl which included a wonderful collection

which included a wonderful collection of mid-century and contemporary ceramics

making me love him all the more

This white porcelain glove mold

but might guess 1940s

and the sides are joined by tiny brass nails

Barn-Shaped Old Handmade Wood and Wire Birdcage painted wood owl which included a wonderful collectionThis wonderful old barn shaped wood and wire bird cage was clearly made with a lot of love and care, and it is wonderfully wonky, with no right angles to be found! To me it's like a three dimensional drawing, a beautiful interplay of lines in space. My favorite thing about it, though, may be its tension mounted door, which takes a strong pull to open, then closes with a very satisfying thwack! Definitely this could still be used to house a little