Gang of Eight Old German Erzgebirge Wooden Animals unusual antique school slate reminding me at once of

reminding me at once of a horse (and the sculptures of Marino Marini

and it is on a matte wove type stock

one small knick in the wood near the front leg on one side

great from head to toe--from those hand-painted black and white eyes almost on the very top of its head

these are pretty satisfying things pick up and roll around

Gang of Eight Old German Erzgebirge Wooden Animals unusual antique school slate reminding me at once ofI just can't resist these old German animals when I find them except when they are exorbitantly priced, as they sometimes are, as these have become pretty precious. This gang I would think merges a few from a Noah's Arc set (the camel at least!) with a few others from a farm set. Certainly the little white one with red collar is a dog, and the pink one a pig, and I think there's a black sheep too, but I'm not completely certain about the rest! Sold as