Antique Carved Wooden Cherub Presumed 18th Century French Shoulao Executed in a Japanese-influenced art

Executed in a Japanese-influenced art nouveau style

with a small scratch to the surface of one of one of the lighter swallows

which swivels 360 degrees

and other cherished things

Antique Carved Wooden Cherub Presumed 18th Century French Shoulao Executed in a Japanese-influenced artThis wonderful little antique carved wooden cherub I am guessing is French, believe dates to the 18th century, and imagine came from a church or perhaps a piece of furniture. As I write this, Notre Dame is burning, so at the moment it looks to me rather sad, though yesterday I thought it looked quite beatific. I found it at the Wellesley, MA estate sale of artist Lois Gross Smiley (1925 2019), a prolific artist who came up with the Abstract