SOLD Unusual, Finely Carved Old Whimsy Chain with Sliding Links blackened copper With beautifully aged red white

With beautifully aged red white and blue paint

and who also had some pretty terrific drawing skills

the incised stripes and fin details

difficult to know quite where one ends and another begins

SOLD Unusual, Finely Carved Old Whimsy Chain with Sliding Links blackened copper With beautifully aged red whiteI've never seen another whimsy chain like this one (the making of which completely baffles me!), with the square on every other link sliding from one side of the link to the other horizontally. All carved from one piece of wood and quite finely done. I would guess early 20th century, with a nice dry wood patina; quite elegant and quite lovely. 20"long x 3 4" wide and deep. Very good condition, with no losses, splits or other issues whatsoever, and all