Wounded but Wonderful Old Folk Art Carved Deer Couple parquetry set in wooden box I'd guess 1940s or so

I'd guess 1940s or so

box is 1" deep

There is light rusting to the interior of the tin

They are hand numbered in pencil at top center (this one is the highest number of the group: 43

) I just adore this funny

Wounded but Wonderful Old Folk Art Carved Deer Couple parquetry set in wooden box I'd guess 1940s or soThese poor deers have lost antlers and ears, and the stag a foot too, but are so great I couldn't not take responsibility for shepherding them into the future, and hopefully into the home of someone else who love them despite (or precisely because of) their wounded state. They are attached to their base or plaque, with a hole for hanging from the wall if one wishes by bolted posts that all for rotating them around into different positions as desired.