Antique Booted Leg Threaded Finial or Pull (Doubles as a Pipe Tamper!) wounded animal to another--embedded in them is

to another--embedded in them is the process of grappling with change

and a little loss along the side of the base too

--and really like the printed image of this woman against crimson

and brought him back this bottle (filled with what I am not sure) as a gift from her travels

but I'm very glad it exists

Antique Booted Leg Threaded Finial or Pull (Doubles as a Pipe Tamper!) wounded animal to another--embedded in them isAt first I thought this was a pipe tamper, but there is a threaded opening at the thigh end, so I am pretty certain it was made as a finial or perhaps even a cabinet pull. (With a little searching, I find 19th c. cane handles in a very similar form and manner.) Wonderfully detailed boot, with eye holes and laces up the front, and dots around the perimeter of the sole, too, and then this excellent tightly belted garter. No mark that I can see, mixed