Fantastic Antique Hand-carved, Gilded Folk Art Dove surprising gift but this is the first

but this is the first one I've found in near perfect condition

I assume the location of the performance

Now that I've spent some time with this marvelous book

stitched up the front with red thread

the beautifully shaped tin of the scoop wraps around the sides of the base

Fantastic Antique Hand-carved, Gilded Folk Art Dove surprising gift but this is the firstI had at first taken this as an eagle, but I am now thinking it must be a dove, looking quite beatific with its wide eyes, smallish beak, and most angelic wings, a symbol of peace and also the Holy Spirit. The examples most similar in manner I have found are 19th century French and French Canadian; this one I found it in an off the beaten path spot in Maine, so perhaps the latter. Based on the holes in its flat back I would think either the topper on