Antique Black and Gold Painted Lock Shaped Ball in Cage Carved Whimsy letter knife Nice weight smooth board

Nice weight smooth board

A little paint loss and stains here and there

This is a relatively small one: 6 3/4" x 4 3/4"

which also feels to me like a pure embodiment of curiosity

variations on a theme becoming in a sense portraits of their makers

Antique Black and Gold Painted Lock Shaped Ball in Cage Carved Whimsy letter knife Nice weight smooth boardA great old one, and an unusual one for the old black and mellow gold paint on it, with painted designs, including several X's, giving it a bit of a mystical feel, as if it once dangled at the end of a chain used in secret ceremonies who knows?! Nicely carved with a very round ball in the cage and a great old alligatored surface now. Good for hanging from a nail on the wall, setting somewhere, or wearing around one's neck as a dramatic pendant! 5 3 8"