Marvelous Set of Four Antique Carved Bone Clawed Feet pattern making Structurally super sound with a

Structurally super sound with a nice patina

highlighting misspelled words (of which there are many)--those underlines the work of a teacher I presume

12" t x 8 5/8" w x 2 1/16" d (letter)

which would double as a handle should one want to rattle it

with illustrations

Marvelous Set of Four Antique Carved Bone Clawed Feet pattern making Structurally super sound with aThe dealer I purchased these from believe they were once the feet on an antique box, and what a box that must have been, but for me the charms of these wonderfully hand carved bone feet are much better appreciated as a detached (dismbodied!) set! Two a bit smaller than the other two, surely one set the front feet and the other the back, standing now like gothic feeling little columns. I might guess these date to earlier than the 19th century but don't