Wilson Walkies 1930s Wooden Donkey Rampwalker deco vase I don't know a lot

I don't know a lot about the origins of this fantastic basket

The brass quintessentially art nouveau frame reads Tempus Fugit (time flies) at the bottom center and sits nicely on a desk

as these curved sides seems pretty unusual

There is one area where the surface of the wood is cracking a bit

Wilson Walkies 1930s Wooden Donkey Rampwalker deco vase I don't know a lotNot too long ago I fell in love with old Czechoslovakian wooden ramp walkers, which were make to represent a wide variety of humans and animals, but I had never come across a Wilson Walkie, made in the U. S. A, until now and am even more smitten, especially for the fact that a few of them, like this donkey, have four legs! (I found it in Maine along with a elephant, listed separately rather a perfect pair for an election year!) They were created by