Wonderful 27 Inch Carved Whimsy Chain with Canoes! fine Japanese lacquer especially all together

especially all together

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I have a number of carved chains in the shop

really heavy and substantial and a total treat to hold and play with

This 1911 special edition of Longfellow’s "Voices of the Night" features a padded white cover with great gold text and flourishes framing a river view

Wonderful 27 Inch Carved Whimsy Chain with Canoes! fine Japanese lacquer especially all togetherThis is the definitely the first carved whimsy chain I've ever seen with canoes carved into the middle of it such a fun one. Plus dangling locks of sorts on either end. At 27 1 2" long, it would be a fun one to hang from a couple of nails snaking across the wall. This is one of a a number of old pine carved whimsies I purchased together and believe were all made by one American carver, first half of the 20th century I believe. Skillfully done, with a