Charming 19th C. Turned Leg Cricket Stool with Surprise Bird Silhouette handprinted porcelain this one slightly smaller and

this one slightly smaller and not quite as heavy as the first

with a beautiful carved wooden bottom

I'm not entirely sure if the face on this one is tiger

17" long x 8 3/4" tall x 4 7/8" wide

but if so very well done and completely square and sturdy

Charming 19th C. Turned Leg Cricket Stool with Surprise Bird Silhouette handprinted porcelain this one slightly smaller andThe form of this stool, combined with its red paint, drew me to it, but then I noticed the subtle outline of a bird on the top and was completely sold. I'm not quite sure if the bird was inlaid or just incised very finely and then painted stained a slightly stronger red but of it feels now like this happy surprise, as if placed there just for the delight of the user. And then around the perimeter top edge of the stool is a pattern painted in gold I