Unusual and Excellent Old Architectural Whimsy With Crosses, Spear, and Balls in Cages antique american stencil Diamond shapes tiles measure 1

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

One last beauty today

or even a tusk-less walrus

I'm pretty certain this old spear-like carving had no other purpose that giving pleasure to its maker

Unusual and Excellent Old Architectural Whimsy With Crosses, Spear, and Balls in Cages antique american stencil Diamond shapes tiles measure 1This 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