The Partridges

This small statuette of a pair of partridges came from Gill's grandfather, her mother's father, Albert George Mitchell. Each of the birds is about 1.5" long and they're made out of metal, possibly bronze.

The story is that they were made for Albert by a friend, perhaps one he worked with when he was a mechanic with the RAF in the second world war. Alternatively, there may be a connection with Albert's workplace after the war when he was a chauffeur/handyman on an estate near Mollington north of Chester.