Carved Swan Chair Arms, A Pair thinking man and then bound again by

and then bound again by stitched string

which is about as perfect a thing as I can imagine

(I think there was once a small spool/handle at either end of the string for easier gripping)

and still totally usable) that fits neatly inside

) Just over 2" tall x 1 1/4" wide x 1/2" deep

Carved Swan Chair Arms, A Pair thinking man and then bound again byI found these hanging side by side on a wall and they just struck me as beautiful things to display that way the long necks of the swans together forming an upside down heart with front sides facing. These were once the arms of a chair, and a fun chair it must have been. I am pretty certain they were hard carved, as there is variation among the faces, and a little surface roughness on the inside of the curves of the necks. My photos of these are not