Fabulous Old Folk Art Rooster Hemingway which is wrapped around the

which is wrapped around the box and nicely tucked in at the end

On the underside of the plates are the solutions to the rebuses

"/ "I Prefer my Claret alone Mamma"/ "But George dear Water brings out the Flavour of the Wine

and some cracks in the chin area—but it’s quite stable and sturdy and if one tied a tied ribbons through the holes at the sides

Nicely sized at 5 1/2" tall with a diameter of 3 1/4"

Fabulous Old Folk Art Rooster Hemingway which is wrapped around theI really love the handling of the wattle on this guy, with just a thin painted black line distinguishing it from the red of his face, itself painted like a mask with cutout for his eye and brow! Great red comb and yellow beak and polka dotted legs too, with an old repaired split to one foot and a bit of loss to the other, but who cares? To me he seems a bit cranky and a bit awkward and possessive of a bit of an attitude but with a very kind and