Checkerboard Parquetry Treen Egg Shaped Finial wooden curiosity Just a nicely shaped old

Just a nicely shaped old wooden foundry bottle mold with a nice patina

marked "Bicycle Brush" on its long wooden handle

is beautifully executed in a variety of shades and textures of cream

and I believe it is strips of some sort of plastic that run along its spine

as there are a few bits of paper stuck to a couple of the horse’s feet

Checkerboard Parquetry Treen Egg Shaped Finial wooden curiosity Just a nicely shaped oldThis lovely old checkerboard type parquetry egg shaped finial surely once attached to something, possibly a stair post, or maybe a piece of furniture. Now, I think it makes for quite a satisfying tabletop object just on its own the wood is beautiful and the elongated egg form really elegant though it would be fun to see it put to use as the topper for a whole new construction! 5" tall x 2 1 8" in diameter. The wood is worn and aged, with tiny nicks