Five Sweet Little Carved, Painted Erzgebirge Animals earthy planter ) At the center is

) At the center is most definitely a beaver

Great warm dry patina

Lid opens easily and fits snug and flush

with some burnishing/surface loss along top edge and some surface cracking around the bunny (shot with several times magnification

this handsome guy

Five Sweet Little Carved, Painted Erzgebirge Animals earthy planter ) At the center isJust as I believe one can never have too many color cubes, so do I believe one can never have too many little carved German Erzgebirge animals (or houses for that matter!) And the paint on these, especially on the creamy white and orange little piggies, is excellent. There were a few others in this batch with lost limbs, so they don't stand (I didn't photograph them) i'll happily send them along, too. (I've seen toothpicks work pretty well as peg