Beautifully Carved 30 Inch Wooden Whimsy Chain handmade articulated figures The lid attaches via wire

The lid attaches via wire loops that fit over wire hooks on the back

There is no mark on the bottom that I can see

now well worn

Austria in 1928

Beautifully Carved 30 Inch Wooden Whimsy Chain handmade articulated figures The lid attaches via wireOf late, I've been looking at a lot of whimsy chains carved from one piece of wood, and though there are others fancier, this is one of the loveliest I've seen stretching just over thirty inches long and terminating in an elegant ball in cage with a perfectly pointy tip. I believe this carving has some age to it, with a varnish finish giving it a bit of sheen, and would I think be especially great hung from one nail on on the wall, straight down like