Ornate brass head sits on the horn of a cow, perhaps. Brass body with feet encases the horn, which serves as the owl's tail. Glass eyes. Head tilts back.
I have 2 very old wooden wall telephones. The have patent number with the newest being 1894 on both. Both have this statement "Mad for the American Bell Telephone Co and licensed to be used only with it's telephones. One has 4 dry cell batteries still inside of it.