19th Century Sailor Made Carved Hand Finial (Likely for Wax Seal Stamp) wallpaper box while the other features a

while the other features a couple of smaller cranes perched in a tree with branches that gracefully snake around the planter's perimeter

I bought this one this summer in Pennsylvania

Signed on the backside left corner

like traditional Javanese shadow theatre puppets

NU renowned for his abstract

19th Century Sailor Made Carved Hand Finial (Likely for Wax Seal Stamp) wallpaper box while the other features aWith threaded end, this hand would have been carved as the handle for a wax seal, I believe, or possibly a pointer. The form of a clenched fist was a fairly common one for sailor whaler carved finials, whether made as handles for seals or, larger, for canes. Found along with the scrimshawed ruler and busk fragment listed separately, and I think just a wonder of a little thing. C. Mid 19th century. 1 5 8" l x 5 8" x 3 8". There is an imperfection