Vintage Birthday Candle Holder Painted Wooden Animals! Set of Four diamond onto which the one above

onto which the one above it snugly stacks

) The crosses have come loose of the bases such that--but virtue of the stopped being lost--the whole scene can be rearranged more or less as desired using a long

so at least at some point a fair while ago they were offered for sale

I find this an exceptionally beautiful thing

In perfect condition

Vintage Birthday Candle Holder Painted Wooden Animals! Set of Four diamond onto which the one aboveTo my eye these were just way too good not to grab and pass along, whether to decorate a birthday cake or just to take their place in a menagerie. They were made to hold tiny candles and would indeed look pretty great with flames rising from their backs, but they're also pretty excellent just as they are. I might guess these are Japanese. Lion measures 2 1 2" l. Giraffe is 2 3 8" t. Tiger is missing front of one back paw but stands just fine,