Folky Homemade Bookshelf with Carved Squirrels clever drawings just a couple of other

just a couple of other examples of his work—but what a lovely little quail I think this is

complete deck of 32  Piatnik & Söhne “Sehr Feine Aufschlagkarten” fortune telling cards

I would guess it was made in the mid-20th century and believe it was made in Benin

but it's the flip side that is the really special one to me

10" wide x 10" deep x 8 7/8" tall

Folky Homemade Bookshelf with Carved Squirrels clever drawings just a couple of otherI found this one at Brimfield in the booth of a delightful seller who always has charming things; it was filled end to end with a bunch of old children's books, but happily she was willing to relocate those into a big pile and let me steal the shelf away, as I'm pretty smitten with these squirrels! Made with lots of love I'd bet by a parent or grandparent as a gift for a young child in the 1940s or 50s, with mellow gold paint on the exterior of the