Fantastic Finely Carved Architectural Antique Whimsy Tower Rachel leaves and roots

leaves and roots

15 1/4" x 16 3/4 x 1/2" thick

and have not found another like it

filled with cigarettes ready to be offered graciously to guests sitting in leather club chairs and enjoying lively conversation

poised to carry one away

Fantastic Finely Carved Architectural Antique Whimsy Tower Rachel leaves and rootsI clearly love carved chains and balls in cages, but really get excited to find unusual whimsies like this one, which I think of as a sort of fantastical architectural tower, and which seems to reflect a very singular vision on the part of its maker. Quite some carving skills they had, and what a simultaneously whimsical and very lovely thing It would be really fun to display this on a lazy susan or motorized pedestal to spin round and round forever!