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Its face is a vivid crimson mask, framed in white and black. Its wings carry a broad band of brilliant gold that flashes like sunlight when it flies. Its body is warm buff and chestnut, its tail black and white, and the whole bird seems to glow — a living jewel that visits thistles, teasels, and garden feeders across Europe with a tinkling, liquid call that is as beautiful as its plumage. At 4 inches, this hand-carved, hand-painted basswood figurine captures every detail of that extraordinary colouring — the crimson face, the gold wing bar, the delicate buff flanks — in remarkable artisan precision. Mounted on a solid \u003cstrong\u003eBlack Walnut base\u003c\/strong\u003e, it is a radiant, joyful piece that brings the colour and music of the European garden into any home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery figurine is carved and painted entirely by hand — no molds, no shortcuts. 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