Marvelous Set of Four Antique Carved Bone Clawed Feet pattern making I love its rounded form

I love its rounded form and gold edging at each level of the stack

a little roughness and very minor paint loss to the dark ground

12" t x 8 5/8" w x 2 1/16" d (letter)

a fraternal organization found in 1866 and composed of Civil War Union army/navy/marine veterans

Marvelous Set of Four Antique Carved Bone Clawed Feet pattern making I love its rounded formThe dealer I purchased these from believe they were once the feet on an antique box, and what a box that must have been, but for me the charms of these wonderfully hand carved bone feet are much better appreciated as a detached (dismbodied!) set! Two a bit smaller than the other two, surely one set the front feet and the other the back, standing now like gothic feeling little columns. I might guess these date to earlier than the 19th century but don't