Curious Tiny Gilded Fish Head Vessel carved wooden deers so at the moment it

so at the moment it looks to me rather sad

) Two of the 6 are larger and one of the 4 smaller ones has no tail

The holes are the right size for standard pens and pencils

Overall great antique condition with a terrific patina

in the late 19th century

Curious Tiny Gilded Fish Head Vessel carved wooden deers so at the moment itSo curious! And to my eye quite a little jewel of a thing. I know nothing about it or where it came from, but it looks to me perhaps to be made of porcelain, as there is a bit of white showing though in a couple of spots near the mouth and the weight and feel seems right. And certainly it appears that an actual fish head was used as a mold, as the detail is quite realistic. I am not at all sure of the age, and have not found another out there like it.