Fantastic Antique Hand-carved, Gilded Folk Art Dove surprising gift this bottle whimsy is not

this bottle whimsy is not a very old one

for the wonderful hand-written labels on the planters

Now that I've spent some time with this marvelous book

but this is the first one I've found in near perfect condition

Fantastic Antique Hand-carved, Gilded Folk Art Dove surprising gift this bottle whimsy is notI had at first taken this as an eagle, but I am now thinking it must be a dove, looking quite beatific with its wide eyes, smallish beak, and most angelic wings, a symbol of peace and also the Holy Spirit. The examples most similar in manner I have found are 19th century French and French Canadian; this one I found it in an off the beaten path spot in Maine, so perhaps the latter. Based on the holes in its flat back I would think either the topper on