Checkerboard Parquetry Treen Egg Shaped Finial wooden curiosity Spanish born (the brothers moved

Spanish born (the brothers moved to Uruguay with their family after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil war in 1936)

The hook at the top is not quite aligned with the drawing

with super high high chair and that great blue pattern on the baby's dress

and I believe it is strips of some sort of plastic that run along its spine

Checkerboard Parquetry Treen Egg Shaped Finial wooden curiosity Spanish born (the brothers movedThis lovely old checkerboard type parquetry egg shaped finial surely once attached to something, possibly a stair post, or maybe a piece of furniture. Now, I think it makes for quite a satisfying tabletop object just on its own the wood is beautiful and the elongated egg form really elegant though it would be fun to see it put to use as the topper for a whole new construction! 5" tall x 2 1 8" in diameter. The wood is worn and aged, with tiny nicks