Complementary Pair of Antique Turned Croquet Posts in Original Paint - 25 Inches 1980s jewelry I assume the intent was

I assume the intent was for this to be made into a rug or mat

which never happened

but as they are of the same ilk--both made in the Soviet Union in the 1930s or so--and seem well suited to one another

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Complementary Pair of Antique Turned Croquet Posts in Original Paint - 25 Inches 1980s jewelry I assume the intent wasI'd long been admiring both the forms and color on early croquet posts, and then found two pairs in quick succession, this the second of them. Clearly these do not match, but I'm pretty sure come from the same set, as the colored bands on each (one spool like the other ribbed) are very close, and follow the same order, making them to my eye and ideal duo. The only thing missing is a base for display (one sometime sees stands composed of a couple of