Carved Antique Wooden Boot handles or as catchalls for all

or as catchalls for all sorts of odds and ends

This cheerful

are just fantastic — a quintessential example of machine age design

including for the fact that it would be useful for everything from mixing to scraping

and the off-center pattern of what I assume are water lilies turns the whole thing into a waterscape

Carved Antique Wooden Boot handles or as catchalls for allWhen I first spotted this wonderful little carved wooden boot I guessed it was a snuff box, as most I have in this style contain an interior compartment usually concealed by a sliding top for stashing snuff (ground tobacco, for snorting.) But this refined little boot seems simply to be what it is just a charming carved object, which I'd guess dates to the mid 19th century or so. Great on the desk or anywhere. 4" long x 2 1 2" tall x 7 8" wide. Very