Antique Carved Wooden Cherub Presumed 18th Century French Shoulao Structurally

Structurally

with a horizontal band of diamond shapes around the center

and other cherished things

which swivels 360 degrees

but the fourth has a perfect unused set inside

Antique Carved Wooden Cherub Presumed 18th Century French Shoulao StructurallyThis 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