Wonderful Little Brass Foot Whatsit green glaze com/en-gb/item/75273602_bottle-whimsey-by-c-c-hoke)

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approx 1/2 across at opening

I am happy to have a new pane of glass cut for this and inserted before shipping (no charge) OR ship as is if you wish to reframe it

with a nice warm patina to the wood and full head of black horsehair bristles--perfect for hanging on the wall as part of a brush or broom collection

longest @ 10" long

Wonderful Little Brass Foot Whatsit green glaze com/en-gb/item/75273602_bottle-whimsey-by-c-c-hoke)Honestly, I have no idea what this is, or what it would have been used for! I thought perhaps a stamp for a wax seal, except that there is nothing engraved on the flat end. Perhaps it was a gift to a shoemaker, though I'm still not sure why it would have the handle on it? In any case, it's a pretty great object, nicely made, I might think by a jeweler, and heavy for its size. To me it has a bit of a Carl Auboch feel, and the brass is so bright and