Unusual and Excellent Old Architectural Whimsy With Crosses, Spear, and Balls in Cages antique american stencil and the spine is stamped

and the spine is stamped in gold: Made Expressly for Finchley--which I am almost certain refers to the Finchley Establishment Fifth Ave NY

Diamond shapes tiles measure 1 1/4" tip to tip

It shows wear—paint loss on the nose

Great for filling with favorite rocks

giving him some range: he might be ready to tip his hat

Unusual and Excellent Old Architectural Whimsy With Crosses, Spear, and Balls in Cages antique american stencil and the spine is stampedThis is one of three old carved wooden whimsies I purchased together from a dealer in New Hampshire, all listed today, and I think quite likely all done by the same person. This is the most striking and unusual of the three; I've never seen another quite like it, with crosses carved out on all four sides around the bottom end (creating four tiny corner shelves of sorts) and then this excellent, very sharply pointed pyramid just above, which makes