I've always been delighted by the figural wicker novelty animal purses that were made in the 50s/60s, and lately have been obsessively adding wicker curios to my own collection (and trying not to let my mind be blown that this exists).
Recently I've come across a few friendly critters that just hit the shop:
The original vintage purses are highly collectible, and you can find them shaped like fishes, elephants, crabs, frogs, alligators and more!!
Of course, there are some modern versions being made these days too that you can keep an eye out for.
Kate Spade has made a bunch of fun shapes over the years:
And Wicker Darling is really nailing it with the novelty shapes right now too:
