Barn-Shaped Old Handmade Wood and Wire Birdcage good luck owl Signed by a Linda Hyda

Signed by a Linda Hyda and dating to the 1930s-1940s

what seem to me just perfect proportions

a form of mercury sulfide

4 1/2" corner to center of opposite side

Barn-Shaped Old Handmade Wood and Wire Birdcage good luck owl Signed by a Linda HydaThis 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